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BIOGRAPHICAL    REGISTER 

OF 

CHRIST'S    COLLEGE 

1505-1905 

AND  OF  THE  EARLIER  FOUNDATION,  GOD'S   HOUSE 

1448-1505 


CAMBRIDGE  UNIVERSITY   PRESS 

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BIOGRAPHICAL    EEGISTEK 

OF 

CHRIST'S    COLLEGE 
1505-1905 

AND  OF  THE  EARLIER  FOUNDATION,  GOD'S   HOUSE 
1448-1505 


COMPILED    BY 

JOHN  PEILE,  LiTT.D.,  F.B.A.,  Hon.  Litt.D.  Dublin 

MASTER    OF    THE    COLLEGE 


VOL.    XL    1666—1905 


CAMBRIDGE 
AT   THE   UNIVERSITY   PRESS 

1913 


Cambrtlige : 


PKINTED   BY   JOHN    CLAY,    M.A, 
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PREFACE 

I  HE  College  feel   that  an  apology  ia   due   to   the   subscribers  to   the 

Biographical  Register  for  the  delay  in  the  issue  of  the  second  volume. 

This  delay  is  mainly  due  to  the  extension  of  the  work  beyond  the  limits 

originally  proposed.     Dr  Peile  had  intended  to  bring  the  Register  to  a  close 

at  about  the  year  1870,  but  in  view  of  the  publication  of  the  Annual  List  of 

^    living  Members  of  the  College,  past  and  present,  with  their  addresses,  which 

<^\    appeared  for  the  first  time  at  the  Quatercentenary  Celebration  in  1905,  it 

^      was  thought  advisable  to  continue  the  work  down  to  that  year  :  so  that  the 

j       Biographical   Register  and    the   Annual   Lists  together  might    constitute  a 

complete  roll  of  all  the  known  Members  of  the  College  from  the  foundation 

of  "  God's   House "  to  the  present  day.     Opportunity  has  been  taken  to 

correct  certain    inaccuracies  which  had  occurred  in  Dr  Peile's   manuscript 

of  the  first  volume,  and  an  index  has  been  prepared  by  Mr  J.  A.  Venn  to 

the  entire  work,  which  contains  some  ten  thousand  five  hundred  entries. 

That  the  completion  of  the  work  was  at  all  possible  is  due  in  the  first 
place  to  Mr  J.  A.  Venn,  of  Trinity  College,  who,  at  the  request  of  the  College, 
kindly  undertook  to  complete  the  second  volume  and  see  it  through  the 
press  :  and  secondly  to  the  wide  knowledge  which  Mr  Tithecott,  our  college 
butler,  possesses  of  the  careers  of  old  Members  of  the  College.  Mr  J.  A.  Venn 
has  most  whole-heartedly  devoted  himself  to  this  work  for  the  last  two 
years,  and  the  authorities  of  the  College  feel  they  owe  him  deep  thanks. 
Mr  Tithecott's  zeal  for  noticing  and  recording  any  news  connected  with  the 
College  has  been  of  the  greatest  use  to  Mr  Venn.  But  there  have  been  other 
helpers.  Dr  Venn,  whose  Biographical  Register  of  Gonville  and  Gains  College 
was  the  model  upon  which  Dr  Peile  based  his  work,  has  placed  his  great 


vi  PREFACE 

experience  at  the  disposal  of  his  son.  Mr  G.  B.  Routledge,  the  Rev.  Canon 
Foster,  F.S.A.,  and  the  Rev.  J.  E.  Auden,  M.A.,  have  kindly  supplied  many 
facts  not  previously  known.  We  also  owe  our  thanks  to  Mrs  Baines  for 
communicating  a  pedigree  of  the  Baines  family,  whose  close  connexion  with 
the  College  dates  from  1571  to  the  present  day.  Finally,  we  thank  many 
Members  of  the  College  for  their  kindness  in  furnishing  information  about 
their  own  careers  or  those  of  their  friends. 

A.  E.  SHIPLEY. 


Christ's  College  Lodge. 
1  December,  1912. 


BIOGRAPHICAL    EEGISTEE 

OF 

CHRIST'S    COLLEGE 


It  will  be  observed  that  between  1  July  1665  and  8  March  166j,  there  are 
only  three  entries.  The  cause  was  the  plague  wliich  was  prevalent  in  August : 
and  on  10  Oct.  the  exercises  in  the  Schools  were  discontinued  by  Grace  of  the 
Senate.  On  Dec.  8  the  Colleges  were  declared  by  the  V.C.  to  be  free  of 
infection  :  on  March  15  it  was  announced  that  no  one  had  died  of  plague  at 
Cambridge  for  six  weeks,  and  that  all  who  return  will  be  received.  (Cooper, 
Annals,  3.  517.)  But  it  will  have  been  seen  that  many  men  matriculated 
very  late.  The  reason  was  that  there  was  no  matriculation  between  July 
1665  and  30  March  1667.  In  the  spring  of  1666  work  recommenced.  Com- 
mencement seems  to  have  been  held  and  degrees  conferred.  But  the  plague  re- 
turned :  and  on  Aug.  3  Stourbridge  fair  was  prohibited :  the  Colleges  apparently 
dispersed  earlier  than  their  wont.  See  note  by  John  Covel,  praelector  for  the 
year,  under  Sam.  Fortrey  (page  8). 

Onely,  Richard: 

Matric*.  from  Magd.  Hall,  Oxford,  1663,  aged  17 :  B.A.  1667 :  incorporated 
at  Cambridge  and  M.A.  (Christ's),  1672.  Son  of  Humphrey  Onely  of  Yoxall, 
Staffs.  :  his  brother  Humphry,  B.A.,  was  at  Ch.  Ch.  1674.  Vicar  of  Colton, 
StaflFa.  15  Nov.  1706  :  resigned  May  1708.  The  name  at  Christ's,  now  and  in 
the  next  century,  is  spelt  Onely  :  elsewhere  at  Cambridge,  and  generally  at 
Oxford,  it  is  Onley. 

Wood,  Laurence : 

Matric''.  from  Brasenose,  Oxford  30  March  1666  :  B.A.  1669  :  incorporated 
at  Cambridge  and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1672.  The  third  of  these  names  in  the 
College:  one  158^,  the  second  B.A.  160*:  all  three  of  Cheshire.  Son  of 
John  of  Landwich  (?),  plebeius.  Ordained  (as  M.A.  of  Christ's)  priest,  Lich- 
field, 1673  Aug.  Rector  of  St  Bridget's,  Chester,  168|^-1710;  vicar  of 
St  John,  Chester  1689-1710,  when  he  died  aged  63.  (Ormerod-Helsby, 
1.  315.) 

Gardiner,  Robert : 

Matric*.  from  Queen's,  Oxford  18  March  166|,  aged  17  :  B.A.  1668  :  in- 
corporated at  Cambridge  and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1672.  Son  of  Hi.  Gardiner  of 
Kellet,  Lanes. 


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Bowes,  Robert :  son  of  Francis,  eques  auratus :  born  at  Durham.  School : 
"  Coniscleuiae  "  [Coniscliffe],  under  M"'  Robinson.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  D''  Widdrington  1  Feb.  166|.     Age  16. 

Matr".  16  March  166f  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  2  April  1668.  Second 
son  of  Sir  Francis  of  Thornton  Hall.  Succeeded  his  brother  Francis 
(admitted  1664)  in  1697.  Gave  £5.  7s.  6d.  to  the  Chapel  in  1702.  Died 
unmarried  :  buried  4  April  1734.     (Surtees,   3.   383.) 

Bretton,  Joshua :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Dullingham,  Gambs.  School :  Thurlow, 
Suff.,  under  M"'  Holmes.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Eede  8  March  166f. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  16«§;  M.A.  1673.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1670  May:  priest,  Nor- 
wich, 1674:  and  instituted  (same  time)  to  the  rectory  of  Elvedon  or  Eldon, 
Suif.,  patron,  John  Bretton  (?  his  father).  Died  1689,  aged  39,  and  buried  at 
Elvedon. 

Baynes,  William :  admitted  as  Baines  :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Merwith  [1  Mewith 
Head],  Bentham,  Yorks.  School :  Sedbergh,  under  M''  Fell.  Admitted  pen- 
sioner under  M''  Stanford  9  March  166|-.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Baynes)  16|§.  Ordained  deacon  (Baynes),  York,  Dec.  1670.  One 
of  these  names  vicar  of  Aberford  near  Tadcaster :  died  there  before  Nov. 
1712. 

Fish,  Thomas :  son  of  Phatuel  :  born  at  Staveley,  Yorks.  School  :  York,  under 
M"'  Langley.      Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Covel  26  March  1666. 

B.A.  16-«-S;  M.A.  1673.  Brother  of  Henry  (1658).  Ordained  deacon, 
London,  1670  Sept.  ;  priest,  Chichester,  1673.  Rector  of  Ringstead  St 
Andrew  (presented  by  the  College)  24  July  1673-87.  Obtained  21  May 
1677  a  dispensation  to  hold  also  his  father's  rectory  of  Staveley,  Yorks., 
distant  46  miles  [Lambeth  Register).  Rector  al.so  of  Foston,  Yorks.  (probably 
in  Lamplugh's  time,  1686-91,  for  which  the  institutions  are  wanting)  till  his 
death  31  Dec.  1701.     Buried  in  chancel  of  Ringstead  church. 

Belasyse,  Henry:  admitted  as  Bellasis  :  son  of  Richard,  miles:  born  at  Biddick 
House,  Durham.  School :  Haughton  [Houghton],  under  M''  (Jaunt.  Ad- 
mitted fellow-commoner  under  D"'  Widdrington  29  March   1666. 

Matric''.  6  July  1667.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  1  April  1668. 
Son  of  Ri.  Bela.syse  of  Potto,  Yorks.  and  of  Margaret  Lanibton  of  Lambton, 
Durham.  Sir  Henry  Belasyse  of  Potto,  and  afterwards  of  Brancepeth  Castle  : 
M.P.  for  Durham,  in  the  parliaments  of  1,  4  and  9  Anne.  General  of  the 
British  Army  in  Flanders.  Governor  of  Berwick  on  Tweed.  Married 
(1)  Dorothy  Jenkins  of  Grimston,  (2)  Fleetwood  Shuttleworth  of  Forcet. 
Gave  £5.  7s.  6d  to  the  Chapel  in  1702.  Died  16  Dec.  1717:  buried  in 
Westminster  Abbey.     (Surtees,   1.   203.) 

Rayne,  Edward  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Gainford,  Durham.  School :  Conis- 
cliffe, under  M"'  Robinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  D'  Widdrington  3  April 
1666.     Age  16. 

Matric"*.  6  July  1667.  Second  son  of  Ri.  Rayne  of  Snow  Hall,  Gainford, 
by  his  wife  Isabel  Stoddart.  Pedigree  in  Surtees,  4.  1.5.  Seems  to  have  died 
childles.s,  as  the  third  brother  John  succeeded  his  father  at  Snow  Hall  "  one 
of  the  loveliest  spots  in  the  valley  of  the  Tees  "  (Surtees). 

Seeker,  George  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Grantham.     School :  Grantham,  under 
M''  Siston.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Eede  17  April  1666.     Age  15. 
M.B.  1672.     Brother  of  George  (1664). 


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Wilson,  Ralph  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Stotely  [probably  Shotley],  Northumb'*. 
School:  Newcastle.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Stanford  21  April  1666. 
Age  15. 

Matric".  30  Mar.  1667.  Perhaps  B.A.  167.5.  One  Ralph  Wilson  was 
under-usher  of  Newcastle  School  on  24  March  1674  with  a  stipend  of 
£33.  Gs.  8d.  (Brand,  Newcastle,  1.  93)  :  if  this  be  the  same  man,  he  was 
appointed  before  his   graduation,   which  was  for  some  reason  long  deferred. 

Maurice,  Henry :  admitted  as  Morrice :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Stortford. 
School :  Stortford,  under  M''  Leigh.  Admitted,  "  aevo  multo  maturior,"  sizar 
under  M''  Stanford  21   April   1666.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Maurice)  16i§;  M.A.  1673.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1672  Dec. 
Rector  of  Tyringham,  Bucks.  22  Oct.  1675-99  (Lipscombe,  4.  380,  has  1679 
wrongly).  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  St  Alban  [sic],  and  as  such  had  license 
23  April  1681  to  hold  (with  T3'ringham)  the  rectory  of  Buckworth,  Hunts., 
distant  16  miles  {Lambeth  Register).  Buried  at  Tyringham  20  April  1699. 
Not  to  be  confused  with  the  contemporarj'  Hen.  Maurice,  D.D.  of  Jesus, 
Oxford,  Lady  Margaret  Professor. 

Brook,  Thomas  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Hoytown  [1  Hoy  land],  Yorks.  School  : 
Hipperhohne  [near  Halifax],  under  M''  Doughtj'.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
W  Eede  24  April  1666.     Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found.  One  Tho.  Brooke  of  Dodworth  (near  Barnsley)  gent., 
died  1712  aged  63  :  buried  at  Doncaster  church  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks,  1.  47). 

Miller,  Richard:  son  of  Edward:  born  in  Cambridge.  School:  (1)  Cambridge, 
(2)  Huntingdon,  (3)  Bury.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Covel  26  April  1666. 
Age  15. 

B.A.  165^;  M.A.  1673.  One  of  these  names  rector  of  Felsham,  Suff. 
2  Jan.  16|^.  One  was  rector  of  South  Runcton,  Norf.  1690-1702,  when  he 
died  (Blomefield,  4.  139). 

Watson,  Richard :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Frendesbury  [Frindsbury],  Kent. 
School :  West  Mailing,  under  M"'  Rob.  Whittle.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M--  Stanford  27  April  1666.     Age  16. 

Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  7  May  1668.  Another  Ri.  Watson  was  admitted 
21  June  1667:  whom  see.  Each  graduated:  one  (possibly  this  one)  was 
LL.B.    1671:    the  other  was  B.A.   167°:   it  is  impossible  to  decide. 

Dunning,  Edward :  son  of  Shadrach  :  born  at  Northallerton.  School :  Sigston 
{\  Siggesthorne,  near  Hornsea],  under  M''  Smelt.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M^  Eede  28  April  1666.     Age  14. 

B.A.  16|^^.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1671  June;  priest,  1672  June. 
Curate  of  Givendale  (near  Pocklington)  19  June  1674  :  also  at  Bishop  Wilton 
(near  Givendale)  24  June. 

Glascock,  Thomas  :  son  of  Edward,  born  at  Kelvedon,  Essex.  School  :  "  silvis 
ustis  "  [Brentwood],  under  M"'  Bernard.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Covel 
9  May  1666.     Age  16. 

B.A.  1669  Mids.  Second  son  of  Edward  of  Brises,  Kelvedon  (admitted 
1638). 

Nowell,  William :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Capleside,  Yorks.  School  :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M'"  Will.  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  to  D'  Carr  (surety  M"'  Stanford) 
14  May  1666.     Age  16. 

B.A.  16|§;  M.A.  1674.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1670  May.  Rector  of 
Berwick,  Su.ssex,  24  Jan.  167f-94.  Also  vicar  of  Fittleworth  26  Sept.  1677  ; 
rector  of  Brightling  10  Deo.  1681;    vicar  of  Alciston  3  June  1686;    but  he 

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held  Berwick  through  his  life.     Died  before  Jan.  169|.     (There  is  a  pedigree 

of  the  Nowells  of  Capleside  in  Whitaker,  Whalley,  2.  113  :   but  this  one  does 

not  appear.) 
Young,  Edward :   son  of  William  :   born  at  Giggleswick.     School :    Giggleswick, 

under  M''  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  to  D''  Carr  (surety  M''  Stanford)  14  May 

1666.     Age  15. 

B.A.  im.     Buried  (Younge  B.A.)  at  Great  St  Andrew's  10  April  1670. 
Myers,  Josiah :    born  at   Lakeland    [Lawkland],    Yorks.     School :    Giggleswick, 

under  M"^  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Stanford  14  May  1666.     Age  16. 
Matric'*.  6  July  1667,  as  Josias.     Josiah  My  res,  "  literatus,  Chr.  Coll.," 

ordained  deacon,  York,   Sept.    1668:    priest,   Lincoln,   1670  Aug.     Rector  of 

Easedon   (?   Easton,   now   combined   with  Stoke,   North    and   Soutli),  Lines. 

8  Aug.   1670 — at  the  age  of  20,  if  the  dates  be  right! 

Poynton,  John :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Little  Huckley  [Hucklow  in  Hope], 
Derbs.  School :  Hope,  under  M'  Croasdale.  Admitted  sizar  to  M''  Burnet 
(surety  M"-  Eede)  15  May  1666.     Age  17. 

B.A.  16Sii.  Edward  (the  father)  died  1674  and  was  buried  at  Hope. 
John  was  ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1670  May;  priest,  Ely,  167"  March. 
Died,  probably,  at  Hope  in  his  father's  lifetime,  leaving  books  as  a  bequest  to 
his  brother  Elias,  admitted  1674.     (Rev.  F.  J.  Poynton  of  Kelston.) 

Alcock,  John :  son  of  Walter  :  born  at  Gateside  [Gateshead].  School :  Newcastle, 
under  M''  Oxiey,  "  novi  indefessus  seminator  seouli "  (Covel).  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Covel  15  May  1666.     Age  15. 

B.A.  im;  M.A.  1673.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1670  Dec:  priest, 
1672  Sept.  Perhaps  vicar  of  Billingham,  Durham  later  than  1681-1703, 
when  he  died  (Surtees,   3.   146). 

Eliot,  Philip :  son  of  Philip,  "  nomine  et  praenomine  insignitus  patrio  "  :  born 
at  Hunsdon,  Herts.  School  :  "  Staffordiae "  [Stortford],  under  M"^  Leigh. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Stanford   17  May  1666.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Elliot)  16f|.  Philip  (the  father)  was  rector  of  Hunsdon  20  July 
1644  :  and  was  one  of  the  Herts,  ministers  who  petitioned  in  1646  for  church 
government  according  to  the  Covenant  (Urwick,  124).  He  seeuis  to  have 
been  unconformable  in  1661,  and  resigned  Hunsdon:  but  returned  in  1666 
and  held  it  till  1686  (1).  One  of  the  family  to  which  belonged  John  Eliot, 
"  the  apostle  to  the  Indians  "  and  Philip  his  brother,  one  of  the  pilgrim-fathers 
(ib.  680).     The  young  Philip  is  not  found  in  any  list  of  emigrants. 

North,  Oliver :  son  of  Oliver  :  born  at  Teston,  Kent.  School :  Tonbridge,  under 
M''  Wase.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Bainbridge  18  May  1666.     Age  16. 

B.A.  lefl ;  M.A.  1673.  Son  of  Ohver  (163f ),  vicar  of  Teston.  Vicar  of 
West  Farleigh,  Kent,  1675.    Rector  of  Iden,  Sussex,  8  July  1692.    Died  1726. 

Saes,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Bishop's  Castle,  Salop.  School : 
Edgeton,  under  M"'  Hay.  Admitted  sizar  to  D'  Pepper  (surety  M"'  Covel) 
24  May   1666.     Age  16. 

Probably  Says  :   matriculation  not  found. 

Smith,  John :  son  of  John,  born  at  Milton,  Derbs.  School :  Repton,  under 
M''  XJllock.  Admitted  a  sizar  :  and  pupil  of  M'  Standish  (surety  M''  Stanford) 
28  May  1666.     Age  17. 

B.A.  16|^.  Ordained  (John  Smith,  Christ's  College)  deacon,  Lichfield, 
1671  Sept.:  priest,  Worcester,  1676  Sept.  Curate  of  Caulk  {Wore.  Beg.). 
One  Joh.  Smith  B.A.,  vicar  of  Leasby  (?  Lowesby),  Leics.  10  May  1672  :  vicar 
of  Tilton  (adjacent)  3  June  1673.  One  (B.A.)  rector  of  Wishaw,  Warwick 
6  June  1695. 


1666  5 

Heathcote,  Gilbert :  admitted  as  Hetlicot :  son  of  Michael :  boiii  at  Buxton. 
School :  Bakewell,  under  M'  Beardmore.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' 
Stanford  11  June  1666.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Heathcott)  16!:^;  M.A.  1673.  Identified,  in  D.N.B.,  with  Sir 
Gilbert,  Sherifi"  and  Lord  Mayor  of  London,  knighted  1702,  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Bank  of  England,  and  (in  1694)  elected  one  of  its  first 
Board  of  Directors:  M.P.  for  Helston  1714,  for  New  Lymington  1722,  for 
St  Germans  1727  :  baronet  173§:  who  died  in  London  1733,  aged  82,  and 
was  buried  at  Nornianton,  Ruts.,  which  he  had  bought  from  the  Mackworths. 
If  his  age  be  given  rightly,  he  was  born  in  1651.  The  age  does  not  exactly 
correspond  :  and  there  seems  to  be  no  doubt  that  this  Sir  Gilbert  was  eldest 
son  of  Gilbert  of  Chesterfield,  alderman  and  thrice  mayor. 

Another  Gilbert  was  admitted  here  [no  facts  about  him  given]  in  1681  : 
but  he  is  too  young. 

There  is  another  Gilbert  Heathcote  "M.A.  of  Christs"  (so  described  in 
Brady's  Records  of  Cork,  2.  115)  and  said  there  to  be  son  of  the  Parliamentary 
Captain,  Gilbert,  and  grandson  of  George  of  Brampton  who  was  brother  of 
Gilbert,  the  alderman  of  Chesterfield,  from  whom  the  knightly  family 
descended.  This  Irish  Gilbert  was  curate  of  Youghal  1683  :  Chancellor  of 
Cloyne,  1685-93,  when  he  was  deprived.  He  married  about  1680  Sarah, 
daughter  of  Sir  Ri.  Kennedy  of  Mount  Kennedy,  co.  Wicklow.  So  far, 
Brady  :  did  he  take  the  "M.A.  of  Christ's"  from  the  Graduati  Ca7it.  without 
further  enquiry  ?  or  is  he  wrong  about  the  parentage  and  does  he  assume  that 
Gilbert  the  Chancellor  of  Cloyne  was  a  son  of  the  familiar  Parliamentarian 
Gilbert  ?  If  so,  the  rest  of  his  account  may  be  correct.  The  Gilbert  of  1681 
is  too  young  to  be  the  husband  of  Sarah  Kennedy. 

Leake,  Samuel :  "  sesquicubitalis "  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Loughborough. 
School  :  Loughborough,  under  M''  Somerville.  Admitted  sizar  to  M''  Halliwell 
(surety  M'^  Stanford)  13  June  1666.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1669  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1668  Aug.  [sic\\  priest, 
York,  1671  Sept.  Licensed  to  lecture  in  Ashbourne,  Derbs.  20  Oct.  1671. 
(The  vicar  of  Rolleston,  Notts.  12  Aug.  1682  is  more  probably  Sam.  Leake 
M.A.  (Joh.)  1661.)  He  died  still  lecturer  of  Ashbourne  June  1689.  For  the 
history  of  the  lectureship  (founded  1632)  see  Cox,  Derbs.  Churches,  2.  398: 
the  "  able  pious  learned  painfull  and  orthodox  preacher "  was  to  give  two 
sermons  or  Divinity  Lectures  every,  week. 

Knolles,  John  :  or  Knowles  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Chester.  School :  Chester, 
"  renatum  obstetricante  parturientibus  Musis  magistro  Liptrot."  Admitted 
sizar  to  M"'  Burnet  (surety  M"'  Eede)   15  June   1666.      Age,  nearly   17. 

B.A.  (Knowles)  16f^.  Ordained  deacon,  Glos.,  IGif  Feb.  On  17  Dec. 
1670  he  petitioned  for  priest's  orders  within  six  weeks,  having  been  chosen  by 
the  inhabitants  of  Stony  Stratford  for  their  minister  and  being  then  above  24 
\siG\  Ordained  priest,  Ely,  167f  March.  One  John  Knolles,  P.C.  of  Bidston, 
Chesh.  1674-9  (Ormerod-Helsby,  2.  469).  A  M"'  Knowles  appears  as  vicar  of 
Helpstone  in  the  Bishop's  vis".  1675  and  in  the  Audit  Book  1678-9  :  gone  before 
1682  when  Tho.  Ixem  is  appointed.  The  father  (John)  may  have  been  the 
Socinian  chaplain  of  the  garrison  at  Chester  who  had  a  controversy  with  Sam. 
Eaton  the  orthodox  Independent  of  Duckenfield,  and  chaplain  before  Knolles 
(Halley,   2.   85). 

Goring,  William :  son  of  John :  born  at  Kingston,  Staffs.  School :  Repton. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Eede  18  June  1666.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found.    Brother  of  Thomas  (1664).    Married  Sarah,  daughter 


6  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

and  coheir  of  Humphry  Gilbert  of  Frodley,  and  had  a  large  family,  who 
mostly  died  young  or  unmarried.  His  eldest  son,  Henry,  bapt*.  21  July  1687, 
married  and  had  issue  (Staffs.  Vis'\  1663—4,  witii  note  at  end  of  Vis",  book). 

Thompson,  George :  son  of  George,  armiger :  born  at  Lee,  Kent.  School : 
Lee,  under  M"^  Watkins.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Eede  18  June 
1666.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  July  1667.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  8  Aug.  1667  (as  Geo. 
Tompson). 

*Tumer,  John:  son  of  Methusaleh :  born  at  Cheapside,  London  ("ibidem 
eundem  salutavit  patriareham  prime  quo  potuit  vagitu  ").  School :  St  Paul's, 
under  D'  Crumbleam  [Crumbleholme].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Eede 
18  June  1666.     Age,  nearly  17. 

B.A.  16f«;  M.A.  1673,  incorporated,  Oxford,  1675.  On  5  April  1670 
the  King  recommended  John  Turner  to  be  elected  to  the  first  vacancy, 
whatever  county  it  be:  and  he  got  it.  He  was  elected  before  Mids.  1673, 
succeeding  Mich.  Stanford.  Ordained  priest,  London,  1673  Dec.  Was  prae- 
lector  for  the  large  year  1673-4,  and  a  careless  one  ;  but  he  wrote  good  Latin. 
His  last  payment  was  in  Mich^  1681,  and  he  left  the  College  considerably  in 
debt,  probably  not  (as  was  sometimes  the  case)  for  pupils,  of  whom  he  had 
none  after  1675  :  there  is  an  entry  in  the  Order-book  20  Feb.  168-1-.  "Agreed 
then  by  the  Master  and  Fellows  that  M"'  Turner  have  a  year  more  allowed 
toward  the  payment  of  his  £51  [or  1  .£50]  bond  which  if  he  does  not  pay  in 
that  time,  then  we  whose  names  are  here  subscribed  doe  promise  and  engage 
ourselves  joyntly  and  severally  to  pay  it  within  2  months  after  the  time 
expired,  counting  from  the  date  hereof":  this  is  signed  by  Tho.  Lynford, 
Tho.  Fairmedow,  Edw.  Finch  and  John  Isham  :  and  in  168|  M''  Lynford  paid 
£40  to  the  College.  From  the  preface  to  some  of  his  books,  it  would  seem 
that  he  was  settled  in  London  :  in  1684  he  describes  hiaiself  as  Hospitaller  of 
S'  Thomas,  Southwark,  and  in  1698  as  lecturer  of  Christ  Church,  London: 
possibly  he  was  rector  of  Postling,  Kent  2  Feb.  168|-,  presented  by  the 
Archbishop  :  possibly  vicar  of  Navestock,  Essex  3  June  1689-1700  and  later  : 
possibly  rector  of  Benington  (?  Benenden  near  Cran brook),  Kent  30  Oct.  1701 ; 
presented  by  John  Turner,  gent. 

Author  :  A  discourse  concerning  the  Messias  with  a  large  preface  on  tJie 
Trinity,  1675.  Animadversions  on  the  doctrine  of  Trans^ihslantiation,  preached 
before  the  Lord  Mayor  19  Oct.  1679  :  another  (9  Sept.)  Thanksgiving  /or  the 
discovery  of  the  Popish  plot :  The  Middle  way  between  Necessity  and  Freedom, 
at  St  Mary's,  1683.  Tivo  discourses  demonstrating  the  unlau-fidness  of  the 
marriage  of  cousins-german,  1682.  The  Soldiers  Catechism,  1684  with  a 
preface  to  Sir  Geo.  Jefferies,  Lord  Chief  Justice.  The  true  time  of  our 
Saviour's  passover,  1684.  A  resolution  of  3  matrimonial  cases,  1684:  and  also 
An  argument  in  defence  of  the  marriage  of  an  Uncle  ivith  the  daughter  of  his 
half-brother  by  the  father's  side.  Two  sermons  (1)  on  the  "  occasion  of  Her 
Majestie's  happy  conception"  29  Jan.  1687,  and  (2)  on  the  birth  of  a  Prince 
17  June  1688.  A  vindication  of  infant  baptism,  1695  :  A  discourse  of 
Fornication  with  an  Appendix  concerning  concubinage  1698  (see  Cole  MSS.) : 
and  others  which  as  Wood  candidly  says  (Fasti,  2.  350)  "  being  too  many  to 
be  here  set  down  shall  for  brevity's  sake  be  omitted." 

Crisp,  Henry  :  son  of  Henry,  of  London  :  born  at  Hamburg.  School :  St  Paul's. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Eede  18  June  1666.     Age  16. 

Matric"*.  from  Magdalene  30  March  1667.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple 
21  Nov.  1666.  Possibly  grandson  of  Sir  Nicholas  Crispe  of  Hammersmith 
who  built  the  house  afterwards  called  La  Trappe.     A  family  of  this  name 


1666  7 

(with   more    than    one   Henry)   was    seated   at    Birchington  :    but    I    cannot 
identify  this  one. 

Monoux,  Lewis :  son  of  Humphry  (doniinus) :  born  at  Kimbley  [Kiaiberley], 
Norfolk.  School :  Stiekson  [Stri.xton]  "  10  miles  E.  of  Nortliampton."  Ad- 
mitted fellow-commoner  under  D''  Widdrington  20  June   1666.     Age   16. 

Matric''.  6  July  1667.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  7  Feb.  166^.  Third  son 
of  Sir  Humphry  (matric"^.  1617)  of  Wotton,  Beds,  and  of  Mary  Wodehouse, 
daughter  of  Sir  Thomas,  of  Kimberley  :  brother  of  George  (1663).  Lewis 
Monoux  Esq.,  of  Sandy,  Beds.  Married  his  first  cousin  Lucy,  daughter  of 
Sir  Philip  Wodehouse  of  Kimberley :  father  of  Louis,  adm"*.  1720.  See 
pedigree  under  Sir  Humphry  (1617). 

Ellison,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Newcastle.  School  :  Berwick.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  D'  Widdrington  23  June  1666  "  mediis  dirae  pestis  incendiis." 
Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.  Son  of  Rob.  Ellison  (Sheriff  of  Newcastle  1644  and 
M.P.  who  died  1677  :  see  Brand,  Newcastle,  1.  298)  and  of  Elizabeth,  daughter 
of  Cuthbert  Gray  of  Newcastle  and  of  Backworth  (Hodgson,  ii.  iii.  347). 

*Lynford,  Thomas :  admitted  as  Linford  :  son  of  Samuel :  born  in  Cambridge. 
School:  (1)  Newark,  under  M""  Leeds:  (2)  Bury  [M''  Leeds].  Admitted  sizar 
"optimae  spei  tyro"  under  D''  Widdrington  16  July  1666.     Age,  nearly  16. 

B.A.  (Lynford)  167-?-;  M.A.  1674,  incorporated,  O.xford,  1676;  D.D.  1689. 
Ordained  deacon,  London,  167f-  March  :  curate  at  Fen  Drayton  1674.  Vicar 
of  Great  Ellingham,  Norfolk,  1674,  patron,  Tho.  Cockayne  of  Sunning: 
resigned  it,  1676.  Elected  Fellow  before  Mids.  1675,  in  place  of  D"'  Carr, 
King  Edw.  Fellow  :  see  under  Tho.  Montagu  (1668).  Took  a  large  number  of 
pupils  from  1G76 — he  received  D"'  Widdrington 's  in  1675,  and  took  up  his 
conne.xion  with  the  North — down  to  Mich.  1685  ;  Tho.  Lovett,  and  (later) 
Tho.  Waterhouse,  being  his  chief  competitors.  Rector  of  St  Edmund  the 
King,  Lombard  Street,  18  Dec.  1685-1724,  patron,  King  James  II,  whose 
expectations  he  must  have  disappointed  :  he  vacated  his  Fellowship  Xmas 
1686.  On  25  Nov.  1689  he  had  license  as  "  clerk  of  St  Benet  Gracechurch  St." 
and  as  "  lately  the  ingenious  praevaricator  of  Cambridge,"  to  marry  Eliz. 
Dillingham  of  St  Giles  in  the  Fields.  Prebendary  of  Westminster  6  May 
1700,  and  Sub-dean  1723  :  he  had  been  Chaplain  in  ordinary  to  the  King 
and  Queen  :  he  "  was  inveterate  against  Popery  and  a  believer  in  the  Plot 
by  the  Papists  :  no  wonder  to  see  him  Chaplain  to  King  William  III "  (Cole). 
Archdeacon  of  Barnstaple,  9  Sept.  1709.  In  1714  he  bore  the  cost  of  casing 
with  stone  the  front  of  the  Great  Gateway:  and  in  1715—17  he  also  paid  for 
the  casing  of  the  front  between  the  gateway  and  Hobson  Street :  this  portion 
remains  untouched  to  the  present  day :  it  dates  the  introduction  of  sash- 
windows  into  the  College.  He  died  11  August  1724,  aged  about  74.  A 
good  portrait  in  oils  was  given  by  a  M"'  Larner  (?  Joh.  1685)  to  the  Master 
"  to  be  hanged  at  the  Lodge  "  :  it  has  subsequently  been  placed  in  the  com- 
bination-room.   (Letter  from  Anna  Maria  Jenen  to  the  Master  8  Feb.  174i.) 

Author:  some  sermons,  preached  before  the  Lord  Mayor  1679  and  168f  : 
one  on  Primitive  Christianity  revived,  1709  :  an  "accession  sermon"  12  Dec. 
1714  before  George  I. 

Brome,  James:  admitted  as  Broome:  son  of  Will.:  born  in  Cambridge.  School: 
(1)  Newark,  under  M'  Leeds:  (2)  Bury  [M'  Leeds].  Admitted  sizar  under 
D"-  Widdrington  16  July  1666. 

B.A.  (Brome)  167f ;  M.A.  1677.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1672  Sept.; 
priest,  1673  Dec.  :  curate  at  St  Peter  Paup.  Presented  by  Ja.  Brockman  to 
the  vicarage  of  Newington  near  Folkestone  15  Jan.  167|^  (Lamb.  Reg'.)  :  rector 


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of  Cheriton  6  June  1679  (2  June  1676  according  to  the  record  of  Institutions 
at  the  Record  Office)-! 7 19,  when  he  died.  Chaplain  to  the  Cinque  Ports. 
Author:  Travels  over  England  Scotland  and  Wales,  1700:  an  authentic  version 
(as  stated  in  the  preface)  of  travels  which  had  been  published  1694  as  the 
Travels  of  M''  R.  Rogers  over  England  and  Wales.  Travels  through  Portugal 
and  Spain,  1712.  Also  published  (1693)  a  Treatise  of  the  Roman  jjorts  and 
roads  in  Kent,  by  Will.  Somner,  dedicated  to  Henry,  Vise'.  Sidney.  (D.N.B.) 
His  son,  James,  was  admitted  1697  :  and  his  grandson,  James,  1739. 

Mead,  John  :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger  :  born  at  Wendon  Lofts,  Essex.  School : 
Elmdon,  under  M''  Howorth.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  D''  Wid- 
drington  23  July  1666.     Age  15. 

Matric".  not  found.  M.A.  {per  lit.  reg.)  1669.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn 
14  June  1669.  Son  of  Thomas  Mead  of  Lofts  (admitted  1636)  and  grandson 
of  Sir  John,  cousin  of  Joseph  Mead.  Married  Jane,  daughter  of  Will,  Wardour; 
by  whom  he  had  a  son  John,  who  died  an  infant,  and  two  daughters,  Jane  and 
Margaret,  coheiresses,  who  sold  Lofts  to  Ri.  Chamberlain  of  London  (Morant, 
2.  594). 


Here  comes  a  note  by  John  Covel,  the  Praelector  :  who  says  that  in 
August  1665  the  University  went  into  exile.  The  cold  winter,  or  God's 
mercy,  repressed  the  plague.  But  in  the  spring  of  1666  the  alarm  again 
began:  the  University  again  fled:  among  the  rest  M''  Covel  "uno  vel  altero 
pupillorum  manipulo  stipatus."  In  consequence  the  two  pupils  (presumably 
one  "  manipulus  ")  who  follow  are  entered  in  a  wrong  place. 


Fortrey,  Samuel :  son  of  Samuel,  armiger :  born  at  Hogginton  [Oakington], 
Cambs.  School:  Oakington,  under  M''  Shafto  "Uteris  magis  quam  fortuna 
Celebris"  (1  Ant.  Shaftp  adm''.  1655).  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Bain- 
bridge,  2  July  1666.     Age  15. 

Matricd.  6  July  1667.  Born  24  Feb.  165i;  eldest  son  of  Sam.  Fortrey  of 
Richmond,  Surrey  (Clerk  of  the  deliveries  of  H.M.'s  Ordinance  in  the  Tower 
of  London:  author  of  England's  Interest  and  Improvement:  D.N.B.)  and  of 
Theodora  Josceline.  Of  Byall  Fen  in  Mepal,  Esq.  :  J.  P.  for  Hunts,  and  Isle 
of  Ely.  Captain  of  Militia,  Isle  of  Ely.  Married  1683  Eliz.,  daughter  of 
Walter  Bigg,  merchant,  of  London.  Died  10  Feb.  1688,  aged  38  :  buried 
at  Mepal  (Genealogist,  3.  298). 

Fortrey,  William  :  "  Daedalus  alter  "  [why  ?] :  son  of  Samuel,  armiger.  [Birth- 
place and  school  as  Samuel  above.]  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Bainbridge 
2  July  1666.     Age  14  \sic\ 

Matric^.  6  July  1667.  Brother  of  Samuel.  Born  22  Feb.  1653  (Nichols, 
II.  ii.  446).  Married  Anne  Whalley  of  Norton,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons, 
William  and  James,  and  four  daughters.     Died  1722  :  buried  at  Norton. 

Reynoldson,  — :  admitted  sizar  under  M'  Eede  1  Dec.  1666.     [No  more.] 

Matric".  not  found.  One  Tho.  Reynoldson  of  Christ's  College,  with  no 
degree,  ordained  deacon,  York,  1667  Sept. 

Stackhouse,  Ambrose :  son  of  Hugh :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M"'  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Stanford  4  March  166|^. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  167f;  M.A.  1674.  Curate  of  Quatt,  Salop.  Ordained  priest, 
Worcester,  1676.     Rector  of  Quatt,  1  Dec.  1677  :  buried  there  16  Sept.  1695, 


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when  he  was  succeeded  by  Thomas  Littleford  (whom  see).     Had  a  son,  Hush 
admitted  at  Pembroke,  Oxford  in  1701,  aged  17. 

Brockwell,  Robert:  son  of  Thomas:  born  at  Richmond,  Yorks.  School: 
Richmond,  under  ftp  John  Parvin(g).  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Stanford 
4  March  166|.  Age  20  :  "maturus  juvenis  Musas  Cantabrigienses  osculatus 
est,"  says  the  Praelector. 

But  his  matric".  not  found. 

Delaval,  William:  son  of  William,  "generosae  tum  indolis  turn  prosapiae 
juvenis " :  born  at  Seaton  Delaval,  Northumberland.  School  :  Newcastle, 
under  M''  Oxley,  "  venerandus  senex."  Admitted  pensioner  under  D"'  Wid- 
drington  4  March  16Gf.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167f .  Will.,  the  father,  was  probably  second  son  of  Sir  John  Delaval 
of  Distington  by  his  second  wife,  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sir  Geo.  Selby  :  he 
married  Mary,  daughter  of  Hen.  Widdrington  of  Blackheddon.  Great-nephew 
of  his  tutor  and  distant  cousin  of  John  Delaval  (of  Seaton  Delaval)  admitted 
1672  (Kimber,  3.  177). 

*Perkins,  James :  son  of  John :  born  at  Isle  Abbots,  Somerset.  School : 
Ilminster,  under  M"'  Goodenough.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Eede  12  March 
166|.     Age,  nearly  17. 

B.A.  167fl;  M.A.  1674.  Elected  fellow  before  May  1676  on  the  death 
of  James  Leigh:  last  payment,  Mids.  1680.  He  was  Junior  Dean  1679-80. 
Ordained  deacon,  London,  1673  Sept.  :  priest,  Norwich,  1675  Dec.  when  he 
was  licensed  to  Little  Ellingham  near  Attleborough.  Perliaps  he  is  the 
Ja.  Perkins,  M.A.,  presented  to  the  rectory  of  Warehorne  St  Matthew,  Kent, 
16  April  1680  :  where  however  his  successor  came  in  Dec.  1681. 

Amherst,  Geoffrey:  son  of  John:  born  in  London,  "emporium  Trinobantum." 
School  :  Tonbridge,  under  M'  Wade.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
D"^  Widdrington  26  March  1667.     Age  17. 

Born  11  Jan.  16|^,  son  of  John  Amherst,  Bencher  of  Gray's  Inn  by  his 
wife  Mary  Kirkby  of  London.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  1  June  1666: 
barrister  and  Bencher.  M.P.  for  Bletchingley  1689-90.  Of  Cowfold,  Sussex, 
in  1695:  also  of  Riverhead,  Kent.  Married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry 
Yate  of  Warnham,  Sussex  :  had  six  sons  (of  whom  the  eldest,  Geoffi-ey,  was 
admitted  1695)  and  four  daughters.  Died  Aug.  1713  and  buried  at  Pembury, 
Kent.     (Foster,  Gray's  Inn  :  Collins,  8.  167.) 

■Web[be],  Jessop  :  admitted  at  Sidney  Sussex  9  June  1664.  Admitted  at  Christ's 
sizar  under  M"^  Stanford  16  March  1666.  Age  19.  [Son  of  Edw.  Webbe 
Surgeon  (deceased)  of  Cambridge.  Educated  at  the  Perse  School  for  6  years 
under  M^  GrifEn  and  M''  Rickes  :  admitted  at  Sidney  "  vergente  iam  anno 
aetatis  16"  under  Edm.  Matthews,  S.T.B.] 

B.A.  166|.  Ordained  priest,  Ely,  167i  March.  Vicar  of  Gorleston, 
Suffolk,  10  April  1673,  presented  by  Sir  Humphry  Bedingtield ;  also  rector 
of  Wei  borne,  Norfolk,  14  April,  presented  by  Francis  CliflFord ;  this  he 
resigned  in  1688.  He  was  also  rector  of  Little  Brandon  which  for  a  time 
was  united  with  Welborne  (Blomefield,  1.  701)  2  Feb.  1674-1710  and  of 
North  Tuddenham  (distant  about  two  miles)  1687-1710.  Married  Anne, 
daughter  of  Robert  Hitch  of  Melbourne,  Cambs.  :  by  whom  he  had  five 
daughters.  Buried  at  Tuddenham  16  Jan.  17 If,  where  he  seems  to  have 
resided. 

Hart,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Lynn.  School :  Lynn,  under  M"'  Bell. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M--  Covel  22  March  166|.  Age  not  given  [but  born 
1650].  r         s  5  L 


10  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  1672;  M.A.  1674.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1673  May:  licensed 
to  Hillington  :  priest,  London,  1673  Dec:  curate  of  St  Vedast.  Rector  of 
Walpole  St  Peter  5  Oct.  1682  till  172.5  :   when  presumably  he  died. 

Wormell,  Samuel :  son  of  Bartholomew  :  born  at  Lynn.  School :  Lynn,  under 
M"'  Bell.      Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Stanford  27  March  1667.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167^.  One  Bart.  Wormell  was  minister  of  Stocking  Pelham  perhaps 
under  the  Commonwealth  and  till  1667  :  if  he  be  the  father  of  Samuel  he  was 
probably  at  Lynn  later  than  1651  (Urwick,  764).  Samuel  was  ordained 
deacon,  Ely,  167i  March.  Probably  the  man  who  appears  as  I'ector  of 
Turwicke  [Terwick,  St  Peter],  Sussex  3  May  1679-1719,  when  he  died. 

Dison,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Leeds.  School :  Leeds.  Admitted  sizar 
under  M--  Halliwell  1  April  1667.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167f;  M.A.  1674.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1671  June:  priest,  not 
till  1692  May.  Perhaps  the  "M"'  Dison,  school-master  of  Drighlin[g]ton  for 
24  years,  dyed  of  apoplexy,  buried  at  Burstall  2  Nov.  1701"  {Nortkowram 
Register,  106). 

Crosedale,  Heber:  son  of  Henry:  born  at  Macclesfield  (Chesh.)  "ingenio  vere 
masculo,  iustique  penderis  indole  iuvenis."  Educated  at  Hope,  Derbs.  by  his 
father.     Admitted  .sizar  under  M''  Covel  4  April  1667.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167^.  A  M"'  Crosedale,  perhaps  the  father,  was  master  of  Macclesfield 
school,  before  1656  and  as  late  as  1664  :  possibly  he  was  afterwards  vicar  of 
Hope,  and  finished  his  son's  education  there.  A  M''  Crosedale  was  master  of 
Wirksworth  before  1669  :  this  seems  too  early  for  the  son  in  spite  of  his 
ability.     (See  St  John's  Adni\  Book,  part  2.) 

Pashler,  Oliver  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Moldsworth  [near  Kimbolton].  School : 
Huntingdon.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Brookesbank  9  April  1667.  Age  17. 
B.A.  167f;  M.A.  1674.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1671  June:  priest, 
Lincoln,  1671  Sept.  :  licensed  to  preach  in  the  diocese.  Vicar  of  Buckingham 
2  Aug.  1672  (aged  apparently  22).  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Danby  :  as  such 
had  license  to  be  also  rector  of  St  Mary's,  Bedford  10  Aug.  1681.  Buried  at 
the  parish  church  Buckingham  25  Feb.  1724  (Lipscombe,  2.  574). 

Hauxley,  Henry  :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Milton,  Derbs.  School :  [Repton], 
under  M'  Ullock.  Admitted  sizar  to  M"'  Halliwell,  tutor  M"'  Stanford 
18  April  1667.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167^.    Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  167|  March:  priest,  1676  Sept. 

Leeson,  Daniel :  admitted  as  Lesson  :  [father  not  given  :  and  no  further  facts]. 
Admitted  under  M"'  Stanford  (sizar  to  M''  Standish)  18  April  1667. 

B.A.  (Ijceson)  167".  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1671  Sept.:  licensed  to 
preach  in  the  diocese.  One  Dan.  Leeson  (M.A. — but  none  discoverable) 
rector  of  Normanton  31  July  1694:  died  before  December  1697. 

Brice,  John  :  son  of  Francis,  gentleman  :  born  at  York.  School :  York,  under 
M''  Langley.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington  19  April  1667. 
Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found. 

Shipphardson,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bishop-Wearmouth.  Educated 
privately  by  M''  Broughton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Stanford  20  April 
1667.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  6  July  1667.  Perhaps  the  John  Shipperdson  who  married  in 
1669  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Ra.  Smith  of  West  Rainton,  Durham  :  and  left 
three  daughters  :  living  in  1713  (Surtees,  1.  115). 


1667  11 

Drake,  John :  son  of  Michael :  born  at  Piokworth,  Lines.    School :  Gainsborough, 

under  M'' John  Cooke.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Eede  1  May  1667.     Age  17. 

"Drake,  a  schollar  of  C.  C."  buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  24  March  166f. 

Banks,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School  :  Giggleswick. 
Admitted  under  D''  Carr  (sizar  to  M"'  Stanford)  3  May  1667.  Age  17. 
Admitted  afterwards  a  pensioner. 

B.A.  167^  Mids. ;  M.A.  1675.  Son  of  Robert  Banks  of  Beck  Hall, 
Giggleswick,  who  married  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Frankland  of  Rathmell. 
Apparently  rector  of  Thrybergh,  near  Rotherham,  29  June  1671-78:  rector 
of  Hooton  Roberts  (adjacent)  9  Aug.  1678:  vicar  of  Conisbiough  (adjacent) 
12  Mar.  16|§-81.  Vicar  of  Holy  Trinity,  Hull  6  May  1689-1711  Married 
Margaret,  daughter  of  Robert  Thornton  rector  of  Birkin,  near  Ferry  Bridge. 
Prebendary  of  Southwell  26  Feb.  168f-95.  Prebendary  of  York  (Stillington) 
8  May  1695  till  his  death  1714  (Pryme's  Diary,  187).  Author  of  a  sermon  on 
Ps.  cxix.  136,  20  Sept.  1699  to  a  Society  for  the  reformation  of  manners.    (Cole.) 

Sturges,  John :  son  of  Thomas,  described  by  the  praelector  as  "  tenellum  quin 
bellum  flosculum  "  :  born  at  Leicester.  School :  Leicester,  under  M''  Thomas. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Covel  9  May  1667.     Age  15. 

B.A.  167f;  M.A.  1674.  Ordained  priest,  Peterborough,  167f  Feb. 
Licensed  to  preach  in  Lichfield  diocese  27  Aug.  1678:  at  St  Mary,  Huntingdon 
3  Nov.  1679.  Vicar  of  Kimbolton  18  Sept.  1684-92:  of  Hartford  All  S'^, 
1  Oct.  1684-89.  Rector  of  Ripton  Regis  9  Jan.  16|g-1725  :  also  rector  of 
Glatton  with  Holme  6  Jan.  169",  patron,  Joh.  Sherard.  Archdeacon  of 
Huntingdon  17  Nov.  1720.     Died  1725.     His  son  John  was  admitted  1701. 

Thompson,  Williaxn:  son  of  Christopher:  born  at  Petinton  [Pittington],  Durham. 
School  :  Houghton-le-Spring,  under  M"'  Caunt.  Admitted  sizar  under 
D'  Widdrington  16  May  1667.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1670  Mids.;  M.A.  1674.  One  of  these  names  vicar  of  Grindon, 
Durham,  1678-99.  Vicar  of  Kelloe,  Durham  1699-1735,  when  he  died 
(Surtees,  1.  67  :  3.  76).     Others  possible. 

England,  Richard :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Thornton,  Yorks.  School :  South 
Dalton,  under  M"'  Calix  [sic :  probably  Callis].  Admitted  sizar  under  D''  Wid- 
drington 12  June  1667.      Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167y.  Probably  Master  of  Buntingford  School,  before  1691,  and 
still  there  in  1721  (Adm".  book) — unless  another  England  succeeded  him. 
His  son  Thomas  admitted  1698  was  educated  at  Buntingford  by  his  father. 

Beech,  John :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Bucknall,  Staffs.  School :  "  Bar- 
humbley"  [Barthoniley],  Chesh.,  under  M''  Cawdray.  Admitted  under  M' 
Stanford  (sizar  to  D"'  Carr).     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167^^.  His  master  was  Zach.  Cawdray,  ejected  from  his  fellowship 
at  St  John's  1649,  and  rector  of  Bartiioinley  1649-84.  Ordained  deacon  (as 
student  of  Christ's  College),  Lichfield,  16fg  Feb. 

Gippes,  Thomas :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Horringsheath  [HorringerJ,  Sufi". 
School:  Bury  St  Edmunds  ("Villa  Faustini "),  under  (1)  M''  Stephens: 
(2)  M''  Leeds.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Covel  18  June  1667.     Age  16. 

No  sooner  had  he  entered  (in  Covel's  language)  this  "  amplum  Mundi 
diversorium  "  than  he  was  grievously  afflicted  by  "  rachitis  "  :  "  rudis  hie  et 
nuperrimus  (si  Glissonio  fides)  mortalium  aggressor  diu  detinuit...morte 
tantum  non  afFecit."  However  he  had  a  "  vegetus  animus":  and  eventually 
came  to  Cambridge  where  "nectar  bibit  acadeniicum,  cibosque  philosophiae 
robustiores  et  vere  masculo  exhibendos  stomacho  carpit."     He  was  third  son 


12  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

of  Ri.  Gipps  of  Horringer  by  his  wife,  Martha  Seaman  of  Yarmouth,  baptized 
at  Horringer  26  March  1650  [sic].  He  was  not  buried  there  (see  Horringer 
Register,  ed.  Sydenham  Hervey). 

Watson,  Richard  :  son  of  John :  born  at  Melmerby,  Yorks.  School  :  Melmerby, 
under  M'  Dickenson.  Admitted  sizar  under  D''  Widdrington  21  June  1667. 
Age  16. 

Probably  B.A.  1670  Mids.  "  lam  philosophiae  incumbit,"  says  Covel 
having  had  opened  to  him  at  school  the  door  of  the  Attic  and  Roman  languages. 
See  under  Ri.  Watson,  adm.  27  April  1666. 

Roberts,  Philip :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Curry-Mallet,  Somerset.  School : 
Bishop's  Lydeard,  under  M'  Henry  Squib.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Eede 
26  June  1667  ("magistro  Eede  panem  et  potum,  mantelium  etiam  et  cultrum 
administrat,"  says  Covel).     Age  17. 

His  labours  were  not  crowned  by  any  degree  :  nor  is  his  matric".  found. 

Cowper,  Thomas:  son  of  John:  born  at  Clifton,  Yorks.  School:  Shawel  [?  Leics.], 
under  M''  Palmer.  Admitted  under  M"'  Covel  (sizar  to  D''  Rob.  Pepper)  27  June 
1667.     Age  18. 

Matric".  not  found. 

Lambert,  Hamamael :  son  of  Francis  :  born  in  Fleet  Street,  London.  School : 
Charterhouse.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Covel  28  June  1667.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1670  Mids.;  M.A.  1674.  Ordained  (Hanameel,  as  signed  by  himself 
in  the  London  Register)  deacon  (date  not  found) ;  licensed  to  Abberton,  Essex  : 
priest,  London,  1671  Sept.     Licensed  to  Peldon,  Essex,  20  June  1672. 

Comer,  Jonathan :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Broadclyst  [Broad  Clist],  Devon. 
School :  Broad  Clist,  under  D''  Copleston.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Covel 
1  July  1667.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1670  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  Exeter,  1670  Sept.:  priest,  1671  June. 
The  Comers  were  an  old  family  of  Milverton — then  of  Fitzhead — Somerset:  the 
father  may  have  been  a  clergyman  in  Devon.  Rector  of  Dunkerton,  Somerset, 
15  Dec.  1675-77  :  of  Babcary,  Somerset  (patron,  Ra.  Stawell,  miles)  19  Sept. 
1677.     Died  there  before  April  1729  (Weaver,  Somerset  Incumbents). 

Brooke,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Eddercliff  in  the  parish  of  Bustall 
[Birstall],  York.  School :  Hippram  [Hipperholme]  near  Halifax,  under 
M''  Doughty.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Brookesbank  2  July  1667.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found :  unless  he  be  the  Will.  Brookes  matric"*.  (Emm.) 
8  July  1669. 

Swindels,  William :  son  of  John  :  born  "  in  Cestrensi  quodam  oppido  Stopport " 
[Stockport].  School :  Manchester,  under  M''  Wickins.  Admitted  under 
M'  Covel  (sizar  to  D"'  Pepper)  2  July  1667  ("  Doct"^  Pepper  mensae  adstat"). 
Age  18. 

B.A.  (Swindell)  1670  Mids. 

Marrow,  Samuel :  "  aurea  stella "  (Covel),  son  of  Edward,  armiger :  born  at 
Ratcliffe,  Notts.  Educated  by  John  Wodehouse.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M"^  Stanford  8  July  1667.     Age  15. 

Matric".  not  found.  Son  of  Edw.  Marrow  (or  Marowe)  of  Berkeswell, 
Warw.  by  his  wife  Anna,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Grantham  of  Goltho,  Lines.  : 
the  manor  was  in  the  possession  of  the  Marows  from  1556  (Dugdale,  Warivs. 
718).  Edw.,  his  father,  third  son  of  a  Sir  Edward,  was  born  1606  :  and  had 
an  elder  brother  Samuel. 


1667—1668  13 

More,  Robert :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Mansfield  Woodhouse,  Notts.  School : 
Loughborough  :  an  eager  pupil,  but  "  pinguiori  Minerva  "  (Covel).  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"-  Stanford  20  Sept.  1667.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167i.  The  last  registered  by  John  Covel,  a  florid  but  useful  Prae- 
lector  for  two  years. 

Brimble,  John :  son  of  Geoffrey :  born  in  London.  School :  Peterborough, 
under  M"'  Smith.  Admitted  under  the  Master  (sizar  to  M''  Lovett)  15  Nov. 
1667.     Age  17. 

Admitted  at  St  John's  1  June  1668  :  raatric''.  thence  13  July. 

Walker,  Jaraes :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Southwark.  School  :  Shenley  [1  Bucks, 
or  Herts.],  under  M''  Cudworth,  of  Christ's  [probably  Jeremiah].  Admitted 
fellow-commoner  under  M''  Stanford,  28  Nov.  1667.      Age  1.5. 

Matric''.  16  Mar.  166|.  M.A.  (per  lit.  reg.)  1669.  Admitted  at  the  Middle 
Temple  9  July  1669. 

Newstead,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  ;  born  at  Fotheringham  [hay  ?],  Northants. 
School  :  private,  at  Northampton.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Eede  24  Aug. 
1667.     Age  17. 

Matric'i.   13  July  1668. 

Hawksworth,  Walter :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Anderby  [Ainderby],  Yorks. 
School  :  Northalleiton,  under  M"'  Smelt.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Eede 
31   Dec.   1667.     Age  18. 

Matric''.  16  March  166J.  Probably  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn,  as  son  of 
Richard,  late  of  Northallerton,  25  May  1668.  Not  to  be  found  among  the 
Hawksworths  of  Hawksworth  (Dugdale,  Yorks.  1665  :  see  also  Hunter, 
F.M.G.  972).  If  Sir  Richard  of  Hawksworth  (died  1657)  had  a  son  Richard, 
as  well  as  the  Walter  who  carried  on  the  main  line,  such  Richard  might  be 
the  father  of  our  Walter :  who  would  then  be  first  cousin  of  the  Walter 
created  a  baronet  1678.     But  this  Richard  is  hypothetical. 

Ladler,  William  :  son  of  John  :  [no  further  facts].  Admitted  pensioner  (after- 
wards fellow-commoner)  under  M''  Covel,  25  Jan.  166|.     Age  not  given. 

Matric'i.  13  July  1668.  M.A.  {per  lit.  reg.)  1671.  Possibly  son  of  John 
Ladler  (1611),  vicar  of  Gateshead  1661-79. 

Sye,  Nicholas :  son  of  Nicholas :  born  at  Newark.  School  :  Newark,  under 
M''  Parr.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Stanford  25  Jan.   166|.     Age   16. 

B.A.  167^;  M.A.  1694  [sic].  One  Nic.  Sye  (but  M.A.)  rector  of  Laceby, 
Lines.  1  March  167|,  patron,  the  Hon.  Nic.  Sanderson  :  rector  of  Wintring- 
ham  (also  M.A.)  24  Feb.  1682,  patron,  Vise'.  Castleton.  His  wife,  Mary,  was 
buried  there,  29  June  1716,  and  a  daughter,  Anne,  later  in  the  same  year: 
one  son  Nicholas  died  an  infant.  Nicholas  himself  was  buried  at  Wintring- 
ham  29  Sept.  1723. 

How,  Richard :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Stapleford,  Essex.  School :  Felstead, 
under  M''  Glascock.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Stanford  26  Feb. 
166^.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  16  Mar.  166|.  Perhaps  the  Richard  How  of  Felstead  admitted 
at  the  Inner  Temple  13  May  1670. 

Bradley,  Henry :  son  of  Oliver :  born  at  Littlebank,  Giggleswick.  School  : 
Giggleswick,  under  M"'  Briggs.  Admitted  at  Magdalene  11  June  1667  under 
M^  Quadring :  at  Christ's,  sizar  under  M'  Stanford  6  March  166|.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1670  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1671  Sept.  Vicar  of 
Great  Ness  ("alias  Strainge ")  Salop  12  April  1676.  Buried  there  9  July 
1706. 


14  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Stalham,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Terling,  Essex.     School :  Felstead,  under 

M''  Glascock.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Eede,  21  March  166|.     Age  18. 

Matric".  not  found.     Son  of  John  Stalham,  vicar  of  Terling,  matric*.  1617. 

Paley,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M"'  Briggs.  Admitted  under  M"^  Stanford  (sizar  to  D"'  Carr)  13  April 
1668.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167^.  I  cannot  trace  the  connexion  of  this  man  with  the  subsequent 
members  of  the  College,  who  belonged  to  LongclifF,  near  Giggleswick  :  the 
family  had  been  long  settled  in  the  neighbourhood  :  see  Robert  (1616). 

Choice,  Sampson:  son  of  John:  born  at  Uppingham.  School:  Uppingham, 
under  M''  Meares.  Admitted  under  the  Master,  sizar  to  M''  [James]  Leigh 
14  April  1668.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1675.  Ordained  priest,  Peterborough,  1681  May.  The 
father  John  Choice  was  perhaps  of  Whittington  Grange,  Leics.  :  where  a 
family  of  that  name  (containing  Sampsons)   was  settled  (Nichols,   4.   884). 

Montague,  Thomas :  admitted  as  Mountague  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Laccham, 
Wilts.  Educated  privately  at  Notting  [Knotting],  Beds.,  by  M"'  Scriven. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Smithson,  15  Apr.  1668.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Mountague)  167| ;  M.A.  1675,  incorp''.  Oxford  1680.  Sixth  son  of 
James  of  Laccham,  the  third  son  of  the  first  Earl  of  Manchester  (mat.  158|) : 
his  elder  brother,  Edward  (whom  see),  adm"*.  1665:  a  still  elder,  James,  was 
at  Sidney  1653  :  on  20  Jul}-  1675  the  King  sent  a  mandate  that  Tho. 
Montague  was  to  have  the  next  Fellowship.  When  D''  Carr's  Fellowship  was 
vacant  in  1675,  the  King  (forgetful  that  he  had  recommended  Montague)  gave 
Tho.  Lynford  a  mandate  on  July  14.  On  July  22  came  the  repeated  order  to 
take  Montague !  But  the  society  had  lost  no  time  and  had  elected  Lynford. 
Thomas  Montague  was  rector  of  Burton  Latimer  8  July  1676  and  of  Everdon, 
Nortliants.  1683.  Died  at  Burton,  where  he  resided,  20  Jan.  171f  aged  68  : 
M.I.  in  chancel.  He  built  the  existing  rectory-house,  and  planted  elms  still 
standing.  He  made  quaint  entries  in  the  parish-register  (Rev.  W.  B.  Jacques, 
rector). 

Thyrkill,  Anthony :  son  of  Francis :  born  at  Ryhell,  Ruts.  Educated  by 
M'^  Scriven  of  [K]notting  [see  Tho.  Montague  above :  was  he  his  sizar  ?]. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Smithson  16  April  1668.     Age  19. 

B.A.  (Thirkil)  1671  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1671  Dec. 
(as  B.A.  Christ's)  :  priest  1678  Sept.  Vicar  of  Mundon,  near  Maldon,  Essex, 
5  May  1691  :  died  before  April  1703. 

Burnett,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  in  Essex.  School :  Northallerton, 
under  M''  Smelt.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  [James]  Leigh  18  April 
1668.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  13  July  1668.  Perhaps  a  relation  of  Thomas  Burnett  (1655),  the 
Fellow,  and  (later)  Master  of  the  Charterhouse,  who  was  born  at  Croft-on-Tees 
and  educated  at  Northallerton. 

Burnett,  Robert :  son  of  John :  born  at  Hurworth  [near  Croft],  Durham. 
School :  Northallerton,  under  M''  Smelt.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M""  Leigh 
18  April  1668.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167i  ;  M.A.  1675.  Perhaps  younger  brother  of  Tho.  Burnett  (1655). 
Ordained  deacon,  Chichester,  1673  May. 

Urwen,  Thomas :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Morpeth.  School :  Morpeth, 
under  M^  Lumsdaile  [?  Lumsden].  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington 
23  April  1668.     Age,  almost  17. 


1668  15 

B.A.  167i;  M.A.  1675.  One  Thomas  Urwen,  son  of  Will,  was  admitted 
at  the  Middle  Temple  4  May  1668;  i.e.  about  the  time  when  our  man  was 
admitted  here  :  if  he  be  the  same,  he  changed  his  course  in  life,  as  he  is 
probably  the  Tho.  Urwen,  vicar  of  Warden,  Northumberland,  1704-30,  when 
he  died,  aged  80  (Hodgson,  in.  iii.  407). 

Gilbert,  Joshua :  son  of  Michael  :  born  at  Aldbrougiit  [Aldborough  near 
Boroughbridge].  School :  Leeds,  under  M"'  Gilbert,  his  brother  [Michael,  of 
1658].     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  28  April   1668.     Age  20. 

B.A.  1671  ad  Bapt.  Son  of  Michael  (1621),  vicar  of  Aldborough  (1629-77)  : 
Michael,  his  brother,  was  head-master  of  Leeds  school,  1662-90.  Joshua  was 
ordained  deacon,  York,  1671  June. 

Lowe,  James:  son  of  John  :  born  at  Teuxbury  [?Duxbury  near  Chorley],  Lanes. 
School :  Kivington  [also  near  Chorley],  Lanes,  under  M''  Briers.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"'  Smithson  9  May   1668.     Age  20. 

Matric°.  not  found.  Tiie  will  of  John  Lowe  of  Duxbury  was  proved  at 
Chester  1670  (E.  Axon,  Esq.). 

Jones,  Philip  :  son  of  Philip  :   born  in  South  wark.     School:  (1)  Southwark,  under 
M"'  Augur  :  (2)  Merchant  Taylors'  [11  Sept  1667],  under  M"  Goad.     Admitted 
under  M'  Lovett  (sizar  to  M"'  Stanford)  13  May  1668.     Age  19. 
B.A.   1671   Mids.     Ordained  deacon,  Ely,   1671  June. 

Penning,  Nicholas  :  son  of  Nicholas  :  born  in  London.  School:  Elmdon,  Essex, 
under  M"'  Howorth.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D"'  Widdrington  14  May  1668. 
Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found.  Fourth  son  of  Nic.  Penning,  gent.,  of  London  :  ad- 
mitted at  Lincoln's  Inn  28  May  1668.  A  pedigree  of  the  family  in  the  Essex 
Visitation  of  1612  :  but  no  special  abode  indicated  :  members  of  it  in  Suffolk 
more  than  Essex. 

Pye,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Morpeth.  School  :  Morpeth,  under  M''  Lumbs- 
den.  Admitted  at  Trin.  Hall  3  June  1665  :  at  Christ's  pensioner  under 
D'  Widdrington  20  May   1668.     Age  20. 

B.A.  166f ;  M.A.  1672.  Son  of  John  (adm''.  1633),  rector  of  Morpeth 
1646.  Ordained  priest,  Ely,  1671  June.  Rector  of  Morpeth,  as  B.A.,  in 
March  167A :  see  Hodgson  (ii.  ii.  393)  who  gives  a  note  from  the  Stamfordham 
church-book  :  "  John  Pye  of  Morpeth  exchanges  with  Ra.  Fenwick  of  Stam- 
fordham, 1672  :  returns  and  dies  at  Morpeth  1691."  It  would  seem  that  this 
was  also  the  rector  of  Bothal,  near  Mor[)eth,  1685-91,  in  which  year  he  died. 
(76.  II.  ii.  149.) 

Jackson,  Leonard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Whittington,  Lanes.  School  : 
(1)  Lancaster,  under  M''  Holden  :  (2)  Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M"'  Garthwaite 
for  a  few  months.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  [Chris.]  Bainbridge  [who  held 
his  Fellowship  till  Mids.  1669]  20  May  1668.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1677.  Born  21  April  1650,  of  Jane  the  second  wife  of 
Richard  (uiaf*.  1619)  rector  of  Halton,  then  of  Whittington  near  Kirkby 
Lonsdale:  half-brother  of  Francis  (1649).  Ordained  deacon,  Chichester, 
1673  May:  priest,  York,  1676  May.  Rector  of  Claughton  in  Lonsdale, 
Lanes.  5  Sept.  1678:  held  it  till  1681,  when  according  to  Croston-Baines 
(5.  534)  he  died :  but  he  pretty  certainly  is  the  same  who  resigned  the 
vicarage  of  Sheritt'  Hutton  before  April  1700:  and  on  3  Feb.  of  the  same 
year  he  became  rector  of  Tatham  near  Wennington.  Added  a  steeple  to  the 
church  tower  1722.  Died  1734:  or  1726  (Croston-Baines,  5.  555)  when  at 
all  events  he  ceased  to  be  rector,  Robert  Jackson  succeeding.  (Information 
from  B.  N.  North,  Esq.,  Kirkby  Lonsdale.) 


16  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Stephenson,  Henry :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Hutton,  Cumberland.  School : 
Blencowe.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Covel  25  May  1668.     Age  19. 

B.A.  167^.  Probably  vicar  of  Brigham,  near  Cookermouth  27  Nov.  1673, 
being  then  24  years  old  as  appears  from  the  parish  register.  He  died 
19  Jan.  170^:  M.I.  in  churchj'ard  states  that  "He  in  his  lifetime  oft  would 
say,  While  watching,  Lord  take  me  away  "  :  from  which  it  may  be  inferred 
that  he  was  an  invalid.     (Rev.  Canon  J.  T.  Pollock,  vicar.) 

Cooke,  Robert :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Bottisham,  Cambs.  School :  Bottisham, 
under  M"'  Tucker.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  1  June  1668.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167J;  M.A.  1675.  Ordained  deacon,  Chichester,  1673  May.  Perhaps 
the  rector  of  Newmarket,  25  Oct.  1677  :  who  died  1681,  aged  30. 

Forster,  Mark :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Bourne,  Cambs.  School :  Wainfleet, 
Lines.,  under  M''  Gibbs.  Admitted  under  M''  Leigh,  sizar  to  D'  Hen.  More 
2  June  1668.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167|.  Son  of  Edw.  Forster  (1627),  vicar  of  Bourne  1639-61. 
Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  167|  March,  when  he  was  licensed  to  be  "usher 
at  King's  Lynn  and  to  read  divine  service  "  at  St  Nicholas  :  priest,  1674  Feb. : 
and  in.stituted  to  rectory  of  Clenchwarton,  near  Lynn  1  March  167|,  on 
presentation  by  Gervase  Needham.  Rector  of  North  Lynn  31  Jan.  1711 
(Blomefield,  4.  624).      Died  17|»  aged  70. 

Hall,  Philip  :  son  of  Matthew  :  born  at  Leventhorp  in  the  parish  of  Swillington, 
Yorks.  School:  Leeds,  under  M"'  Gilbert  [Michael  adm.  1658].  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  5  June  1668.     Age  17. 

Matric*.  13  July  1668.     Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  20  June  1668. 

Greening,  John :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Basford,  Notts.  School :  Basford 
(private),  under  M"'  Harris.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Stanford,  25  June  1668. 
Age  18. 

Matric".  not  found. 

Tench,  Robert :  B.A.  of  Oxford.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Bainbridge, 
1  July  1668.     Age  not  given. 

M.A.  1668.  Matric<>.  at  Jesus  College,  Oxford  21  March  165f ;  B.A. 
(Hart  Hall)  1665.  Rector  of  Llanwrin,  Montgomery,  1676  :  cursal  canon  of 
St  Asaph  1691  :  Prebendary  (Meliden)  21  Apr.  1693.  Died  1701,  and  buried 
at  Llanwrin. 

Langley,  Thomas :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Swetnam,  Warw.  [probably  Swetten- 
haui,  Cheshire].  School :  Taraworth,  under  M"'  Antrobus.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"-  Leigh  4  July  1668.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167A,  incorpd.  Oxford  1681;  M.A.  1675.  Baptised  19  Sept.  1651, 
son  of  Sam.  Langley,  formerly  Fellow  (see  vol.  I.  p.  464)  who  removed  to  Tam- 
worth,  wlien  ejected  from  Swettenham  in  1660.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield, 
1674  June  ;  priest,  1677  Sept.  Vicar  of  Aston-Cantlow,  Warw.  1679:  and  of 
Kingsbury,  31  Jan.  168y.  His  son,  John,  was  at  Balliol,  Oxford.  Buried  at 
Aston  Cantlow  14  May  1705  (Rev.  F.  A.  Applewhaite,  vicar). 

Harding,  Walter :  son  of  George :  of  Staffs.   School :  Tarn  worth,  under  M"'  Antrobus. 
Admitted  under  M"^  Leigh  (sizar  to  D"'  Hen.  More)  4  July  1668.     Age  18. 
B.A.  167|. 

Smith,  Stephen :  [father  not  given] :  of  Essex.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M--  Covel  7  July  1668.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found.  Perhaps  Stephen,  .son  of  Stephen  Smith  of  Blackmore, 
Essex,  admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  6  June  1671. 


1668  17 

NoUard,  Samuel:  [no  facts].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Covel  7  July  1668. 
Age  not  given. 

Matric*.  14  Dec.  1668  :  not  here  in  1670. 

Storer,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Beckenham,  Kent.  School  :  private,  under  his 
father.  Admitted  under  M'^  Leigh  (sizar  to  the  Master)  8  July  1668.  Age  16. 
Matric".  not  found.  Son  of  John  Storer,  M.  A.  (Emm.)  at  one  time  lecturer 
at  Beckenham  :  afterwards  rector  of  Stowmarket ;  which  he  resigned  before 
1662,  and  kept  a  school  at  Highgate.  Admitted  (as  son  of  John  Storer  of 
Highgate,  gent,  [sic]),  at  the  Middle  Temple  2  Feb.  1671. 

Turner,  John  :  son  of  Gregory  :  born  in  Suffolk.  School :  Bury,  under  M"'  Leeds. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Bainbridge  8  July  1668.     Age  19. 

B.A.  167i.  Born  at  Brockford,  near  Wetheringsett.  Ordained  deacon, 
Norwich,  167|  Jan.  :  licensed  to  Wherstead,  Suff.  :  priest,  16|^^. 

Garnet,  Thomas :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Kirkby  Lonsdale.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M"'  Garthwaite.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Fairmedow  9  July 
1668.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167J.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1672  Sept.  :  priest,  1673  Sept.  One 
of  these  names  was  rector  of  Farthingstone,  near  Weedon  (patron,  Bp.  of 
Lincoln)  after  1689;   and  buried  there  10  Sept.   1714  (Bridges,   1.   64). 

Slinger,  Richard:  [no  facts].     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Covel  10  July  1668. 

B.A.  1671  Mids.  Possibly  one  of  the  Slingers  of  Little  Hutton,  Yorks. 
One  Ri.  Slinger  was  eldest  son  of  James  of  Northallerton;  who  died  1658 
and  left  Richard  £150  {Yorksh.   Wills,  9.  139). 

Comyns,  Robert :  admitted  as  Cummin:  [father  not  given].  School:  Northallerton, 
under  M"'  Smelt.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Fairmedow  23  July  1668.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  (Commyns)  1674.  One  of  these  names  second  son  of  Joh.  Comyns  of 
Dagenham,  Essex,  by  Sarah  Barlow  of  Barlow,  Suffolk  (Vis".  1664). 

Hatch,   Morryson :    son   of   Joseph  :    born   at   Brent-pellum    [-Pelham],   Essex. 
School :  Stortford,  under  (1)  M''  Leigh,  (2)  M''  Cudworth.     Admitted  pensioner 
under  M'  Leigh,  4  Aug.  1668.     Age  16. 
Matric".  14  Dec.  1668. 

Jenison,  William :  son  of  Ralph  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School:  (1)  Newcastle, 
(2)  Berwick,  under  M"'  Webb.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D"'  Widdrington 
6  August  1668.     Age  16. 

Matric"*.  14  Dec.  1668.  Admitted,  as  third  son  of  Ralph  of  Elswick, 
Newcastle,  at  Lincoln's  Inn  11  June  1670.  Ralph,  the  father,  was  knighted  at 
Whitehall  1677  :  was  J. P.  and  D.L.  :  married  Barbara,  sister  of  Sir  Fra.  Bowes 
of  Thornton.  William  resided  at  Benwell,  and  was  Town-clerk  of  Newcastle  ; 
married  (1)  Mary  Ellison  of  Newcastle,  (2)  Barbara  Reed  of  Chirton  :  was 
buried  at  St  Nicholas,  Newcastle  20  Jan.  17 1|^.  His  son  Will,  was  admitted 
1692  :  and  his  nephew,  Ralph  in  1691. 

Sawrey,  Miles  :  admitted  as  Milo  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Hawkshead.  School: 
Hawkshead,  under  M''  Bordley.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Leigh  8  Sept.  1668. 
Age  20. 

Matric".  not  found.  One  Miles  Sawrey  master  of  Hawkshead  school 
1   Aug.   1671-72  (Croston-Baines,  5.  622). 

Coulton,  James:  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Melmerby,  Yorks.  School :  Sedbergh, 
under  M'  Fell.     Admitted  sizar  under  M^  Lovett  14  Sept.  1668.     Age  20. 

Matric"*.  14  Dec.  1668.  One  Ja.  Coulton  rector  of  Little  Stambridge, 
Essex  15Feb.  168f,  patron,  the  Crown.  Died  before  June  1703  (Morant,  1.  321). 


18  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Weld,  Joseph :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Braconash  [Bracon-Ash] ,  Norfolk. 
School  :  Norwich,  under  M''  Levering.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Leigh 
4  Nov.   1668.     Age  16. 

Matric''.  14  Dec.  1668.  Joseph,  son  of  Gascoyne  Weld  (admitted  1634): 
grandson  of  Bishop  Jos.  Hall:  admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  5  June  1673. 
Lived  at  Bracon-Ash  (Blomefield,  3.  58). 

Harvey,  John : 

Matric*.  pen.  6  July  1667.  Probably,  John  Harvey  of  Thurleigh,  Beds.,  son 
of  John  (adm.  1626)  by  his  wife  Elizabeth;  baptised  27  Jan.  164^;  a  major 
in  the  army,  who  died  and  was  buried  at  Thurleigh  1715,  the  last  heir  male  of 
the  elder  branch  of  the  Hervey  family.  John  Hervey  of  lokworth,  first  Earl 
of  Bristol,  records  in  his  diary  for  1699  how  he  went  to  Thurleigh  in  that 
year  to  see  his  cousin  "  Major  John  Hervey,  a  very  honest  ingenious  gentleman  " 
to  arrange  for  the  purchase  of  the  home  of  their  common  ancestors.  Further 
negotiations  were  carried  on  for  this  purpose  till  1707  :  but  they  came  to 
nothing.  (See  W.  M.  Harvey,  Hundred  of  Willey,  Beds.  510.)  This  John 
Harvey  left  by  his  will,  dated  5  May  1713,  a  messuage  in  the  parish  of 
St  Mary,  Bedford,  "  being  a  corner  house  in  Cawdell  Street,  near  the  Church," 
to  his  wife,  and  after  her  death  to  trustees  "for  the  maintenance  of  some  poor 
scholar  of  Christ's  College,  to  be  born  in  Thurleigh  "  or,  in  default  of  such,  in 
Bedfordshire  :  see  under  the  father  (vol.  i.  p.  375),  who  left  £5  a  year  to  the 
University  of  Cambridge  :  this  was  limited  by  the  son  to  what  was  probably 
his  own  College.  No  settlement  having  been  made  by  the  father's  executors, 
Major  Harvey  had  paid  £5  annually  till  1706  :  in  his  will  seven  years  later  he 
declared  his  grant  to  be  in  satisfaction  of  his  father's  intention.  His  executors 
in  1715  refused  to  make  a  settlement  or  to  pay  the  arrears  from  1706  :  but 
the  heirs  at-law  seem  to  have  been  complaisant,  and  a  decree  was  made  in 
Chancery  that  =£150  (£50  for  arrears)  should  be  paid  to  a  Master  in  Chancery 
and  by  him  invested  in  land.  Nine  acres  of  land  at  Stanningfield,  Suffolk 
were  purchased,  the  income  to  be  employed  by  the  College  according  to  Major 
Harvey's  will. 

Sanders,  Henry :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Stortford.  School :  Stortford,  under 
(1)  M''  Leigh,  (2)  M''  Cudworth.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Leigh 
30  Jan.   166|.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167| ;  M.A.  1676.  Ordained  priest,  London,  1680  June.  Perhaps 
rector  of  Nettleswell,  Essex  (patron,  Rob.  Pygot,  armiger)  12  Oct.  1680. 
Died  1716. 

Spark,  Richard  :  son  of  William,  gent.  :  born  at  Blackawton,  Devon.  School : 
Exeter,  under  M"-  Witnall.  Admitted  at  [Trin.  Coll.]  Oxford  [22  June  1666] 
aged  20:  kept  12  terras  there.  Admitted  at  Christ's,  pensioner,  under 
M--  Covel  22  Feb.   166|.     Age  22. 

B.A.  16f»  ;  M.A.  1673.  Rector  of  North  Leigh,  Devon,  1676-1700  {Al 
Ox.  1394). 

More,  James  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Middleton,  Westmoreland.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M''  Garthwaite.  Admitted  sizar  (afterwards  pensioner)  under 
M''  Fairmedow,  1  March  166|.     Age  15. 

Matric"*.  5  April  1669.    Perhaps  son  of  Ja.  More  (or  Moore)  admitted  1623. 

Spateman,  John :  son  of  Samuel  :  born  at  Derby.  School :  Derby,  under 
M"'  Stones.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  15  March  166-|.     Age  14. 

B.A.  167f  ;  M.A.  1676.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1673  Sept.  :  "priest, 
1674  June.  At  Burton  on  Trent,  but  the  dates  unknown.  Rector  of  Yoxall, 
Staflfs.  29  Aug.  1705,  where  he  died  16  Aug.  1728,  aged  75.     Married  Mary, 


1669  19 

daughter  of  John  Noble  of  Chorley,  by  whom  he  had  six  sons  and  six  daugliters. 

In  his  will  (proved   13  Nov.   1728)  he  meutions  estates  at  Osmaston,  Derbs. 

and  Stranshall  near  Uttoxeter  :    left  £10  to  the  poor  of  Burton  on  Trent,  his 

"first  preferment";    £10  to  the  poor  of  St  Werbergh,  Derby,  where  he  was 

born  :  £80  to  the  poor  of  Yoxall.     Not  in  the  Spateman  pedigree  (Hunter, 

F.M.G.   1058)   though   Samuels   abound   therein.     His   son,   Walter,    was    at 

Magdalen,   Oxford   1705. 
Warren,  Thomas :  son  of  John  ;  born  at  Kenton,  Suflblk.     School :  Eye,  under 

M'  Browne.      Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington   16   March  166f. 

Age  not  given. 

Matric"*.  5  April  1669.    One  of  these  names  was  vicar  of  Darsham,  Suffolk, 

1683-1706  :  but  possibly  of  St  Catharine's  (M.A.  1673). 
Ford,  Thomas :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Ford-green,  Staffs.     School :  Audlem, 

Chesh.,  under  M''  Coulton.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett,  20  March  166|-. 

Age  18. 

B.A.  (Forde)  167|;  M.A.  1676.    Baptised  19  Feb.  165f,  son  of  Will.  Ford 

and  Ellen  Rowley.     Ordained  deacon,  London,  1673  Sept.  :  priest,  1676  Sept. 

Vicar  of  Wymondley,  Herts.   9  Nov.   1676:  also  of  St  Ippolyt's   16  March 

168|- :  had  license  not  to  reside  4  Sept.  1689.     Died  before  1710.     His  eldest 

brother,  Hugh,  joined  the  Quakers,  and  suffered  therefor.     (Foster,  Lanes. 

pedigrees.) 

Dell,  John  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Yevelden  [Yielden],  Beds.  School :  St  Paul's, 
under  M''  Crumbleholme.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Leigh  1  April  1669. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  167§,  incorp".  Oxford,  13  July  1675;  M.A.  1676.  Son  of  William  Dell, 
the  intruded  Master  of  Caius  1649-60  (who  lived  much  at  his  rectory  of  Yielden 
during  his  Mastership),  the  advocate  of  the  establishment  of  Universities  in  all 
great  towns  throughout  England  (Venn,  3.  93-99).  John  Dell  was  ordained 
deacon,  Peterborough,  1671  June;  priest,  Lincoln,  1685  Sept.  :  when  he  was 
licensed  to  Stow,  Bucks.  Rector  of  Tilbrook,  Beds,  (near  Yielden)  30  June 
1691.  Perhaps  the  rector  of  Woodford,  Northants.,  who  was  buried  at 
Northill,  Beds.   1  Sept.   1707  (Bridges,   2.   268). 

*Waterhouse,  Thomas :  son  of  Jonas  :  born  at  Bradford.  School :  Bradford. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow  2  April  1669.      Age  17. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1676,  incorporated  Oxford,  1680.  His  father  Jonas 
was  a  clerk,  of  Bradford  where  he  was  minister  under  the  Commonwealth  :  in 
1662  he  did  not  conform  :  but  retained  so  much  right  over  the  living  that 
with  the  Dowager  Lady  Maynard  in  1667  he  presented  Abr.  Brooksbank  of 
Christ's  :  Jonas  died  1716  aged  90.  Ordained  deacon  and  priest,  London,  1676 
May.  Elected  Fellow  before  Xmas  1675  on  the  death  of  John  Andrewes. 
Senior  Taxor  1685:  Junior  Proctor  1690.  A  careless  Praelector.  Took  a 
considerable  number  of  pupils  from  1680  to  about  1695,  when  Daniel  Duck- 
field's  reign  began.  On  Chris.  Bainbridge's  death  he  was  presented  to  Clipston 
18  March  169| :  where  he  was  buried  19  March  170|  (Bridges,  2.  21). 
The  Waterhouses  were  very  numerous  in  the  W^est  Riding,  especially  about 
Halifax.  Two  brothers  admitted  under  Thomas  (Benjamin  in  169|  and  David, 
1698)  were  born  at  Wakefield.  John,  admitted  1628,  was  a  cousin  about  five 
degrees  removed. 

Oldroyd,  Joshua :  son  of  Joseph  [or  Joshua] :  born  at  Duesbury  [Dewsbury], 
Yorks.  School :  Thornhill,  under  M''  Wisson.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M''  Fairmedow  2  April  1669.     Age  16. 

B.A.  1675;  M.A.  1676.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1680  Sept.  Vicar  of 
Birstall  11  Aug.   1680:  died  before  August  1681. 

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20  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Allen,  Thomas :  admitted  as  AUein  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Snasholm  [?],  Yorks. 
School :  Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M''  Garthwaite.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M"-  Fairmedow  5  April  1669.     Age  18. 

Matric'3.  July  1671:  B.A.  (Allen)  167|;  M.A.  1676.  Ordained  deacon, 
York,   1673  Sept.  21  ;   priest,  Sept.   28. 

One  of  these  names  was  rector  of  Thornton,  Bucks.  3  Sept.  1709. 

Allen,  Cuthbert :  admitted  as  Allein  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Snasholm  [1],  Yorks. 
Brother  of  John,  above.  School :  same.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Fairmedow 
5  April  1669.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Allen)  167f ;  M.A.  1676.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1673  Sept.  21  : 
priest,  Sept.  28. 

Metcalfe,  Peter:  son  of  Francis:  born  at  Leeds.  School :  Leeds,  under  M''  Gilbert. 
Admitted  sizar  (afterwards  pensioner)  under  M"^  Lovett  6  April  1669.  Age  16. 
B.A.  1672  Mids.  Said  in  Lambeth  Register  1681  to  have  been  ordained 
deacon  at  York  "nine  years  ago"  :  but  I  did  not  find  his  name.  On  26  Feb. 
168y  he  was  presented  to  the  rectory  of  Foot's  Cray,  Kent,  and  petitioned  to 
be  ordained  priest  by  the  Bishop  of  Lincoln,  or  any  other  bishop. 

Browne,  William :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Eye,  Suffolk.  School :  Eye,  under 
M''  Browne.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Covel  6  April  1669.     Age  17. 

Matric".  (Magd.)  9  July  1670 :  B.A.  (Magd.)  167|.  One  Will.  Browne,  B.A., 
was  vicar  of  Adlingfleet,  Yorks.  7  Aug.  1693  :  died  vicar  before  Aug.  1710. 

Palgrave,  Nathaniel :  son  of  John,  eques  auratus :  born  at  "  Burningham " 
[1  Burnham],  Norfolk.  School :  Holt,  under  M''  Bainbridge.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  7  April  1669.     Age  18. 

Matric".  pen.  from  Emm.  9  July  1670:  B.A.  (Emm.)  167|;  M.A.  1676. 
Rector  of  Bayfield,  Norfolk  29  April  1674,  patron  John  Jermy  :  held  it  till 
1705  (Blometield,  5.  899) :  same  day  rector  of  Letheringsett :  to  which  his 
successor,  according  to  Blometield  {ib.  939)  came  in  1745  !  Also  rector  of 
Hackford,  near  Attleborough,  1689-1706  (i6.  4.  390). 

Bainbridge,  Nicholas :  son  of  Cuthbert :  of  Durham  [Dunelmensis].  School : 
Holt,  under  M"'  Bainbridge  [?  Ri.  (1655)].  Admitted  sizar  (later  pensioner) 
under  M"-  Oovel  7  April  1669.     Age  17. 

Matric'i.  pen.  6  July  1671  :  M.B.  1674;  M.D.  1681. 

Hall,  Charles:  son  of  Richard:  born  at  Barlow  Lees,  Derbs.  School:  Wirk.s- 
worth,  under  M''  Crosdale.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Smithson  7  April  1669. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1676.  Baptised  3  March  1651;  son  of  Richard  Hall 
of  Barlow  Lees,  by  his  wife  Mary,  daughter  and  coheir  of  Will.  Fox  of  Harrich, 
Lines.  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  567).  Rector  of  Kettlethorpe  24  July  1690,  on  the 
deprivation  of  Ri.  Hall  a  non-juror  :  patron,  Tho.  Hall,  Esq.  Prebendary  of 
Lincoln  (Wilton  Paynshall)  25  April  1700  on  the  death  of  Dean  Fuller;  and 
on  the  death  of  Dean  Campion  next  year.  Hall  was  obliged  to  resign  to  make 
room  for  the  Dean,  third  in  order,  to  be  made  a  canon.  (Le  Neve,  2.  232.) 
He  married  Eliz.  Skoles  of  Leeds  (Hunter)  by  whom  he  had  four  sons  of  whom 
Gilbert  was  adm''.  1711.  Died  before  Sept.  1728,  when  his  son  Gilbert  was 
presented  by  Cha.  Hall  of  Harrington.  Ri.  Hall  his  predecessor  gave  to  the 
church  in  1690  a  silver  paten  with  the  inscription  AISKOC  ATIGC — the 
name  used  in  the  Eastern  Church — to  which  the  non-jurors  made  overtures. 
[Inform",  from  Rev.  James  Bell,  rector.]  The  vicar  of  Inningham  (?  Ingham), 
Lines.  27  Dec.  1710,  was  probably  a  younger  man. 


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Hackett,  Thomas:  son  of  Thomas  :  of  Derbyshire.  School:  Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 
under  M''  Shaw.  Admitted  at  Emmanuel  [date  left  blank]  then  at  Christ's, 
sizar,  under  M'  Stanford  15  April  1669.     Age  not  given. 

But  he  either  never  came  or  he  returned  to  Emmanuel,  where  he  was  B.A. 
167^:  M.A.  (Queens')  1680. 

Boston,  Laurence :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Toynton  All  Saints,  Lines. 
Educated  by  M''  Robotham.  Admitted  sizar  under  D'  Widdrington  16  April 
1669.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167f.  Perhaps  son  of  Laurence  Boston  of  1635.  Librarian,  1669. 
Possibly  rector  of  Mablethorpe,  Lines.  16  Oct.  1675,  presented  by  Robert, 
Earl  of  Lindsay.  Rector  of  Hal  ton  Holgate  near  Spilsby  5  May  1691  :  but 
he  did  not  reside  there,  and  signed  only  once  :  he  died  before  Feb.  169|  :  but 
was  not  buried  there.  It  is  possible  that  the  rector  of  Halton  was  the  elder 
Laurence. 

Armitstead,  Hugh  :  [so  admitted  :  but  only  a  Christopher  matriculated] :  son  of 
Christopher :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M'  Briggs. 
Admitted  under  M''  Lovett  (sizar  to  D''  Carr)  17  April  1669.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Christopher)  167|.  There  may  have  been  both  a  Hugh  (unmatric"*.) 
and  a  Christopher  (admission  omitted) :  but  it  is  less  likely. 

Bateson,  John  :  admitted  as  Baitson  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Bollen  [?  Bolton  by- 
Bolland],  Lanes.  School :  Sedbergh,  under  M''  Fell.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'-  Lovett  17  April  1669.     Age  18. 

Matric^.  8  July  1669.     See  Rob.  Bateson  (1653). 

Drake,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Barnoldswick-Coates,  Yorks.  Scliool : 
Erby  [Earby  near  Skiptou],  under  M''  Rakes.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'-  Lovett  20  April  1669.     Age  17. 

Matric'J.  8  July  1669.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Lm  9  Feb.  16«|.  Son  of 
Will.  Drake  of  Barnoldswick  by  his  wife  Mary  Stillington  of  Belfield.  Married 
Abigail  Yates  of  Stanlej^  House,  Lanes.  Had  two  sons,  William,  who  suc- 
ceeded him,  and  Francis.     Buried  at  Thornton  1687  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  1155). 

Leigh,  Samuel :  son  of  Ralph  :  born  at  Westwood,  Staffs.     School  :  Wirksworth, 
under  M"'  Crosedale.    Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Covel  22  April  1669.    Age  19. 
Matric'i.  8  July  1669. 

Waterhouse,  — :  [no  facts :  probably  came  into  residence  later].  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"'  Fairmedow  23  April  1669. 

B.A.  (Thomas)  1674  Mids.  Not  the  same  as  Tho.  Waterhouse  admitted 
above  April  2.  Ordained,  as  of  Christ's,  deacon,  York,  1675  Sept.  :  priest, 
1676  Sept.  Probably  rector  of  Hemingbrough  near  Howden,  Yorks.  19  March 
167|-.  Vicar  of  Misson  near  Bawtry,  Notts.  19  Nov.  1680  :  where  he  seems 
never  to  have  resided  :  a  new  vicar,  J.  Foss,  appears  in  1716.  Misson  was 
long  held  together  with  the  neighbouring  parish  of  Everton.  (Inform",  from 
Rev.  F.  W.  Keene,  vicar.) 

Audley,  Hugh  :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Warden,  Beds.  School :  Knotting,  Beds., 
under  M''  Scriven.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  30  April  1669. 
Age  17.     . 

Matric*.  8  July  1669.  Perhaps  akin  to  Hugh  Audley,  the  "notorious 
moneylender,"  who  died  1662  (D.N.B.). 

Brooke,  John :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Dodsworth,  Yorks.  School ;  Bradford, 
under  M"'  Sturdy.  Admitted  under  M^  Fairmedow  (sizar  to  D''  Carr)  30  April 
1669.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1671 :  M.A.  167G.     Born  3  Jan.  1651  :  fifth  son  of  Tho.  Brooke  of 


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Dodsworth,  gent.,  by  his  wife  Jane  Beighton,  of  Beighton.  Ordained  priest, 
York,  1677  Deo.  Licensed  to  the  cure  of  Woolley  (?)  in  the  parish  of  Royston 
in  the  West  Riding  25  April  1682.  Rector  of  High  Hoyland  20  Jan.  168|  : 
and  apparently  again  presented  3  June  1695.  Married  Anne,  daughter  of 
Will.  Gates  of  North  Denby,  Yorks.  {Yo7-ks.  Arch.  Journal,  12.  40).  Made 
collections  for  West  Riding  genealogies.  Purchased  Field  Head,  where  he 
died  of  a  paralytic  stroke  27  Nov.  1725  aged  73  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  2.  365  ; 
and  F.M.G.  765). 

His  nephew,  Thomas,  admitted  168|^. 

Raven,  William. :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Croxton,  Leics.  \sic\.  School :  Ockam 
[Oakham],  under  M"'  Love.  Admitted  under  M''  Covel  (sizar  to  M''  Bain- 
bridge)  5  May  1669.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1672  Mids.  It  was  probably  his  father,  of  the  Inner  Temple,  who 
gave  XI 5  to  the  New  Building  ;  and  had  from  the  College  a  lease  of  Croxton 
Parsonage  (in  Norfolk)  1640  :  but  I  do  not  find  him  as  a  member  of  the 
College.  There  are  four  leases,  beginning  1615  and  ending  1658  :  the  first 
may  be  to  an  earlier  John  Raven. 

Noton,  Thomas :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Wirksworth,  Derbs.     School :  Wirks- 
worth,  under  M"'  Crosedale.    Admitted  under  M''  Covel  (sizar  to  M''  Bainbridge) 
6  May  1669.     Age  18. 
B.A.  167|. 

Weddell,  John:  son  of  John:  born  at  Widdington  [\  Wigginton],  Yorks.  School: 
Bradford,  under  M'  Sturdy.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Fairmedow  11  May 
1669.     Age  16. 

MatriCi.  8  July  1669.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  8  Feb.  167^.  Son  of 
John  of  Bradford.  A  member  of  a  family  of  lawyers,  of  Bradford  stock,  who 
were  great  moneylenders  and  thereby  acquired  much  property  in  the  neigh- 
bourhood of  Bradford.  John,  the  father,  was  according  to  Oliver  Heywood 
{Diaries,  3.  191)  "as  great  an  attorney  as  any  in  tlie  country,  raised  to  a 
great  estate  of  late,  and  hath  built  a  sumptuous  new  house  near  the  church." 
He  died  suddenly  in  London,  20  June  1672.  His  son  John  married  in  1680 
Jane,  daughter  of  Sir  Thomas  Jones,  Justice  of  the  King's  Bench,  a  man  who 
according  to  Macaulay  never  except  on  one  occasion  "  shrank  from  any 
drudgery  however  cruel  or  servile."  By  her  he  had  two  sons,  Edward  and 
Charles  of  Wallow  Hall,  Bolland,  Yorks.  He  was  alive  in  1697.  A  Weddell 
pedigree  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  1259)  does  not  contain  these  names. 

Wheatley,  John :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  "  Emby "  \sic  :  probably  Emlay,  near 
Huddersfield].  School:  Flucton  [perhaps  Flockton  near  Wakefield],  under 
M"-  Wigglesworth.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Leigh  21  May  1669.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1678.  Probably  sixth  son  of  Tho.  Wheatley,  a  colonel 
in  the  King's  army  who  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Tho.  Oldfield  of 
Wadland  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  2.  386).  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1673  May: 
priest,  1678  Sept.  :  licensed  to  preach  in  the  diocese  5  July  1678. 

Nicholson,   John :    son   of   William :    born    at   Richmond.     School :    Richmond, 
under  M"'  Parvin.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Leigh  21  May  1669.     Age  19. 
B.A.  167§;  M.A.  1697.      Ordained  deacon,  York,  1673  May:  subscription 
for  priest's  orders  on  19  July  1674  made  in  the  register,  but  crossed  out. 

Shilton,  John :  son  of  Joseph  :  born  at  Shistock  [Shustoke],  Warw.  School : 
Burton  on  Trent,  under  M''  Hazard  [Michael,  adm.  1662].  Admitted  sizar 
under  M''  Stanford  26  May  1669.     Age  15. 

B.A.  1672  Mids.     Succeeded  his  former  master  at  his  former  school  if  he 


1669  23 

be  the  M'  Shilton  who  was  head-master  of  Burton  in  and  before  1697 — gone 
before  1708  (St  John's  Adm.  book). 

Midford,  William :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Midford,  Northumb'^.  Taught  at 
home  by  M''  Spinck,  afterwards  in  Scotland.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
D''  Widdrington  28  May  1669.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1671.  Robert,  the  father,  aged 
3  in  1615,  was  then  heir  to  his  grandfather  Robert  (Visitations  in  Genealogist, 
'2.  122).  He  married  Philadelphia  Wharton  of  Gillingwood.  Their  son, 
William,  was  ordained  deacon,  Ely  (as  Mitford),  167"  March.  Rector  of 
Elsdon,  Northumb"*.  1674-1715:  died  and  buried  there  (Hodgson,  ii.  ii.  47 
and  51). 

Curtoys,  John :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Wilford,  Notts.  School  :  Notting- 
ham, under  M''  Birch.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Stanford  5  June  1669.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1676.  Son  of  Leonard  Curtoys  (rector  of  Wilford  for 
33  years,  died  1685).  Ordained  priest,  York,  1674  June:  curate  of  Norton, 
Lines.  Perhaps  vicar  of  Sa.'cby  (as  Curtis)  1  July  1676.  Insf^.  to  Norton 
20  April  1687  :  resigned  1692.  Rector  of  Clay  Coton,  Northants.  1692,  and 
died  1697,  aged  44.  His  wife  Elizabeth  died  1717  and  was  buried  at  Wilford. 
(Information  from  Rev.  A.  Curtois,  of  Lincoln.) 

Barker,   Richard :    son  of  Robert :    born  at  Bolton  [probably  Bolton-le-sands], 
Lanes.     School :  Warton  [near  Carnforth],  under  M''  Holder.     Admitted  under 
M''  Fairmedow  (sizar  to  M''  Burnet)  15  June  1669.     Age  19. 
Matric".  not  found. 

Corlas,  William  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Newsam  [1  Newsome  near  Huddersfield], 
Yorks.  School  :  Sedbergh,  under  JP  Fell.  Admitted  under  M"'  Lovett  (sizar 
to  M"'  Burnet)  15  June  1669.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167f.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1674  June:  priest,  London,  1677 
June.  Rector  of  Newton  Kyme,  Yorks.  2  Aug.  1677-1682.  Rector  of  Long 
Marston  3  March  168 J.  Married  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Bryan  Dickinson, 
Feb.  16|^  {Northoivram  Register,  46).     Died  at  Marston  before  May  1694. 

Burnet,  Henry :   son  of  William  :  born  at  Lowton  [Loughton],  Essex.     School : 
"Thames"  [sic:  ?  Thames  Ditton,  Surrey].    Admitted  pensioner  15  June  1669 
[tutor  not  given].     Age  17. 
B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1675. 

Wood,  Christopher:  [father  not  given]:  born  at  Newton  [at  Wakefield,  according 
to  Norwich  Register],  Yorks.  School :  Wakefield,  under  M"'  Bolton.  Admitted 
under  M'  Leigh  (.sizar  to  D'  Carr)  15  June  1669.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1676.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1673  Sept.:  licensed 
to  Crostwick,  near  Norwich  :  priest,  York,  167|-  Feb. 

Hodson,  John :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Ringstead,  Norfolk.  School :  Scarning, 
under  M''  Burton.  Admitted  under  M''  Lovett  (sizar  to  M''  Standish)  17  June 
1669.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167§  ;  M.A.  1676.  Baptised  at  Ringstead  St  Andrew  11  Nov.  1650, 
youngest  child  of  Tho.  and  Cecily  Hodson,  born  Mann :  the  father  (admitted 
1626)  was  rector  1639-61.  Ordained  priest,  Norwich,  1674  Dec.  :  licensed  to 
Dry  Docking  1674-5.  Vicar  of  Holme,  Hunstanton  1675-1704  :  of  Thornham 
1679-1704,  and  of  Titchwell  1687  (both  between  Holme  and  Brancaster).  He 
inherited  property  from  his  mother  at  all  these  places,  and  also  at  Ringstead. 
Master  of  Brancaster  school,  where  he  taught  his  sons  John  (adm'^.  1699)  and 
Henry  (169^). 


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Dickenson,  William :  son  of  Thomas :  [birthplace  not  given,  but  perhaps 
Boroughbridge].  School :  Boroughbridge,  under  M"'  Leemin.  Admitted  under 
M"'  Lovett  (sizar  to  M"'  Standish)  17  June  1669.     Age  16. 

Matric'*.  8  July  1669.  One  of  these  names  B.A.  (Pemb.)  167| ;  M.  A.  1680, 
but  a  different  man. 

Trigg,  Matthew :  son  of  Matthew  :  born  "  Strettoniae  campis "  [Stretton-en-le- 
field],  Derbs.  School :  Repton  [Repondiae],  under  [Jos.]  Sedgwick,  "  vir 
clarissimus "    [formerly     Fellow].      Admitted    pensioner    under     M'    Lovett 

18  June  1669.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167§;  M.A.  1676.  Matthew  (the  father)  was  of  Caius  1627,  and 
rector  of  Stretton,  1642-76  (Venn,  1.  282).  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough, 
1674  June.  Probably  rector  of  Hathern,  Leics.  5  June  1682  :  died  there 
before  Sept.   1691. 

Long,  Peter :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Knutsford,  Cheshire.  School :  Knutsford, 
under  M''  Turner.     Admitted  under  M''  Fairmedow  (sizar  to  M'  Andrewes) 

19  June  1669.     Age  19. 

Matric".  not  found.  There  was  an  inscription  on  a  stone  in  Knutsford 
churchyard  "Peter  Long  dyed  the  31  May  1679."  (Owen  mss.  xiii.  22 — 
communicated  by  E.  Axon,  Esq.) 

Hutchinson,  Simon  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Halwith  [?],  Yorks.  School :  Rich- 
mond, under  M''  Parving.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Leigh  19  June  1669. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1676.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1673  May:  priest, 
1674  Dec.  Rector  of  Tanfield  near  Ripon  before  1685  (see  our  Admission 
book) :  was  rector  at  his  death  in  1725.    (Information  from  A.  Williamson,  Esq.) 

Buckton,  Richard  :  admitted  as  Bucton  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  "  Snaza  "  [sic  Hhe 
same  as  "  Suasholm,"  where  Tho.  and  Cuthb.  Allein  (above)  were  born], 
Yorks.  School  :  Gales  [sic]  under  M''  Coales  [?Coates].  Admitted  sizar  under 
M"-  Leigh  19  June  1669.     Age  18. 

Matric''.  8  July  1669  "  Ri.  Buckton,  scholar,"  buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's 
3  April  1670. 

Pye,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Whitehouse,  Northumb"*.  School : 
Morpeth,  under  M"^  Spink.  Admitted  sizar  under  D'  Widdrington  23  June 
1669.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167|^.  Perhaps  the  father  was  the  rector  of  Elsdon,  admitted  1639. 
Thomas,  the  son,  was  ordained  deacon,  York,  1673  May.  Vicar  of  Stamford- 
ham,  Northumberland,  20  April  1676.  Probably  father  of  William  admitted 
1694  as  born  at  "  Stannerton,"  i.e.  Stamfordham. 

Dawkins,  William :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Llangadock  "  in  comitatu 
Maridunensi."  [No  school.]  Admitted  under  M''  Lovett  (sizar  to  D'  More) 
23  June  1669.     Age  17. 

Matric'".  8  July  1669  from  Christ's:  but  moved  to  St  John's.  M.B.  (St 
John's)  1674;  M.D.  1679.  Son  of  Jenkin  Dawkins,  co.  Carmarthen,  bred  at 
Boxrood  ;  admitted  at  St  John's  sizar  for  D"'  Gunning,  surety  M"'  Crouch, 
25  Oct.  1669  ;  aged  17  :  (having  been  previousl}'  admitted  at  Christ's)  on  the 
testimony  of  Tho.  Burnet,  Ja.  Leigh,  and  Tho.  Lovett. 

Watson,  Daniel :  son  of  Daniel :  born  at  Burton  on  Trent.  School :  Burton, 
under  M''  Hazard.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Stanford  24  June 
1669.     Age  not  given. 

Matric*.  9  July  1670.  Daniel  (the  father)  of  Gray's  Inn  was  second  son 
of  Henry  Watson  late  of  Burton  on  Trent,  M.P.  for  Lichfield  1659  and  1660. 


1669  25 

He  was  an  utter-barrister  of  Gray's  Inn,  and  Steward  of  the  City  of  Liclifield. 
He  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Edw.  Villers  of  Hanbury,  aunt  of  Isaac 
Villers  (167i).  Daniel  (his  son)  was  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  21  July  1670. 
Brother  of  Edward  (167i).  Married  Mary,  fifth  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Gresley, 
bart.  {Staffs.  Vis\  1663)1 

Coales,  John :  possibly  Coates :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Ripley,  Yorks.  School  : 
Ripley.  Admitted  under  M'  Fairmedow  (sizar  to  M''  Bolton)  24  June  1669. 
Age  17. 

The  name  might  be  either,  as  Cha.  Smithson,  the  Praelector,  never  crosses 
a  i,  and  Coates  is  a  common  spelling  of  Cotes  :  Edm.  Coates  was  admitted 
166.3.     Matric".  not  found. 

Barnard,  John :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Sanford  [Sampford],  Essex.  School  : 
Burntwood  [Brentwood],  under  M''  Barnard.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Covel 
5  Jidy  1669.'     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Bernard)  1672  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1672  Sept.; 
licensed  to  Little  Wanley,  Essex.  One  of  these  names  rector  of  Hazeleigh, 
Essex,  22  Dec.  1674  (patron,  M"'  John  Allen) :  resigned  in  1681.  One  (M.A.) 
Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Sussex,  rector  of  Wraxall,  Dorset,  had  dispensation 
27  Jan.  1674  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Chilfroome,  distant  one  mile.  (There 
was  a  John  Barnard  M.A.  (Jesus)  1665.) 

Atton,  George :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Branston  [Bramston],  Ruts.  School 
not  given.  Admitted  at  Sidney  26  May  1665.  Admitted  at  Christ's  pen- 
sioner under  M''  Fairmedow  7  July  1669. 

M.B.  1670:  M.D.  1675.     I  do  not  know  where  he  practised;  but  he  died 

25  July  1707  aged  57;  and  was  buried  at  Chesterfield  :  M.I.  (Glover,  2.  271). 

Fuller,  Thomas :  son  of  Ignatius  :  born  at  Sherington,  Bucks.  School :  Strixton, 
under  M''  Farrow.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  7  July  1669. 
Age  15. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1676;  D.D.  1689.     Rector  of  Bishop  Hatfield,  Herts. 

26  Jan.  1684.  Gave  £10  to  beautify  the  Chapel  in  1702.  Preached  a 
visitation  sermon  at  Stevenage,  6  Aug.   1703,  on  Phil.   1.   27,  28.      (Cole.) 

Dudson,  Samuel :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Hopton,  Derbs.  School :  Wirks- 
worth,  under  M''  Crosedale.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Smithson  7  July  1669. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  1672  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1673  Sept.  :  priest,  1679 
June.  Vioar  of  Alfreton,  Derbs.  10  June  1697  and  held  it  till  his  death  :  he 
■was  buried  in  the  churchyard  11  Feb.  173|.  His  son  Will,  (admitted  at 
St  John's  1709  aged  18)  was  born  at  Barwick  in  Elmet :  possibly  he  was  there 
before  Alfreton. 

Green,  Francis :  [father  not  given] :  of  Beds.  School :  "  Hocley  "  [probably 
Hocklifte,  Bed.s.]  under  M'  [Rob.]  Stackhouse.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Leigh 
9  Sept.  1669.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167f ;  M.A.  1677.  Vicar  of  East  Claydon,  Bucks.  14  Sept.  1680— 
having  been  ordained  priest  at  Lincoln  1674  Sept. :  given  as  of  this  College  by 
Lipscombe  (1.  171).     Died  vicar  1741. 

Chapman :  [no  Christian  name  or  facts].  Admitted  sizar  (with  his  brother, 
—  Chapman)  under  M"'  Lovett  14  Sept.  1669. 

Ambrose  Chapman,  B.A.  1673  ;  M.A.  1677.  Born  at  Hawkedon,  SuflFolk, 
before  1650.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1673  May  ;  licensed  to  Naughton, 
Suff.  :  priest  16X»  March.  Vicar  of  Frarasden  19  Oct.  1681  :  perhaps  till 
1710. 


26  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Chapman  :  [no  Christian  name  or  facts].  Admitted  sizar  with  his  brother  [above] 
under  M"-  Lovett  14  Sept.  1669. 

Edmund  Chapman,  B.A.  1673  Mids.  ;  M.A.  1677.  Ordained  deacon,  Nor- 
wich, 1673  May  :  licensed  to  Brettenham,  SuflP.  :  priest,  London,  16|§  March. 
Rector  of  Lammarsh  10  March  16|»  :  died  before  Nov.  1690  (Tanner  ms.). 

Church,  James:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  14  Sept. 
1669. 

B.A.  167f;  M.A.  1676. 

Smalhorn :  [no  Christian  name  and  no  facts].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
13  Oct.  1669. 

Matric".  not  found. 

Windham,  John :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger  :  born  at  Felbrigg,  Norfolk.  School : 
Elmdon,  Essex,  under  M"'  Howorth.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
D--  Widdrington  1   Dec.   1669.     Age  16. 

Matric-i.  9  July  1670.  M.A.  {per  lit.  reg.)  1671.  Son  of  Thomas  Windham 
of  Felbrigg  Hall  by  his  second  wife  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Sir  John  Mead  of  Lofts 
Hall:  younger  brother  of  Thomas  (1661)  and  Will.  (1663).  Admitted  at 
Lincoln's  Inn  5  June  1671.  Married  four  times:  (1)  Jane  Godfrey  of 
Hindringham  :  (2)  a  daughter  of  Roger  Townsend :  (3)  Dorothy  Ogle  of 
Bardwell :  (4)  Frances,  daughter  of  Arthur,  Earl  of  Anglesey :  but  died 
without  issue  (Blometield,  4.  309).     See  under  Thomas  (1661). 

TyfTen,  William :  son  of  John :  born  at  Godmanchester,  Hunts.  School : 
Huntingdon,  under  M''  Tayler.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Fairmedow  8  Dec. 
1669.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167J;  M.A.  1677.  A  brother  (?)  John  was  admitted  at  St  John's 
166^  as  son  of  John,  bookseller  of  Godmanchester. 

Metcalfe,  Michael: 

M.A.  1676.  Admitted  at  Magdalen,  Oxford  166f,  as  son  of  Matt,  of 
Appersaid,  Yorks.  B.A.  1670  ;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1676.  Ordained  deacon, 
York,  1681  Sept.  ;  priest,  London,  1681  Nov.  Rector  of  Little  Thurrock, 
Essex  1  Dec.  1681.  Had  license  (as  a  widower,  aged  38)  11  Feb.  169^  to 
marry  Eliza  Ellis  of  Mucking,  Essex :  another  27  June  1692,  to  marry 
Jane  Ellis  also  of  Mucking — presumably  the  deceased  wife's  sister.  Died 
rector  1697.      His  brother  Matt,  was  admitted  here  1682. 

Armstead,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Thurlby,  Lines.  School :  Melton, 
under  M'  Stoakes.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Covel  13  Jan.  16|^^. 
Age  18. 

Matric''.  9  July  1670.  Admitted  (as  Armestead)  at  Gray's  Inn  28  June 
1671.     Probably  migrated,  and  B.A.  (Emm.)  1676. 

Umfrevill,  William :  son  of  William,  armiger  :  born  at  Langham,  Essex.  School : 
Dedham.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington  21  Jan.  16f^.  Age  15. 
B.A.  (Umfrevile)  167f  ;  M.A.  1677  ;  D.D.  1690.  Son  of  William  of  Lang- 
ham  by  his  second  wife,  Isabel  Sap  worth.  Rector  of  Bawdsey,  Suff.  15  June 
1677.  Married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Nat.  Brackenbury,  widow  of  John 
Marr  of  Broxted.  (Davy  says  that  he  was  rector  of  St  Andrew's,  Holborn  ; 
also  Surtees  (2.  396) :  but  he  does  not  appear  in  Newcourt  or  in  Hennessy  : 
possibly  he  was  Lecturer.)  Died  15  Apr.  1706.  His  son  Charles,  admitted 
1720,  a^ed  20,  was  bora  in  London,  and  educated  at  Newcastle:  the  family 
belongs  to  the  North  :  see  pedigree  in  Surtees  {I.e.). 


1669—1670  27 

Cole,  Edmund :    eldest   son    of    Ralph,    bart.  :    born    at    Bi-ancepeth,    Durham. 
School :  Durham.     Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  D''  Widdrington  23  Jan. 
IQj^.     Age  not  given. 
Matric''.  9  July  1670. 

Hawkins,  Edward :  son  of  Edward :  born  at  Stortford.  School :  Stortford, 
under  M''  Cudworth.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Leigh  3  [perhaps  30] 
Jan.  16f^.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  (as  sizar)  9  July  1670.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  15  Nov. 
1671. 

Sillet,  Richard :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Horringer,  Suffolk.  School :  Bury, 
under  M''  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Covel  4  Feb.  16i^.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167f ;  M.A.  1677.  Died  10  July  1687  at  Horringer,  aged  34:  and 
buried  there  (S.H.A.H.). 

Stilloman,  — :  [no  Christian  name  or  facts].  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M--  Covel  16f^. 

Perhaps  a  Styleman.      Matric".   not  found. 

Massey,  Samuel :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Thistleton,  Ruts.  School :  Har- 
borough.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  16  Feb.  16SJ.     Age  15. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  not  found:  but  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  as  Sam. 
Massey,  M.A.  of  Christ's,  1679  June,  and  licensed  to  Weedon  Pinckney, 
Northants. 

Boteler,  Thomas :   son  of  Robert :  born  in  London.     School :   Felstead,  under 
M''  Glascock.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Leigh  25  Feb.  16^^.     Age  17. 
Matric'^.  9  July  1670.     Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  18  May  1672. 

Hatton,  Richard :  son  of  George :  born  at  Chowbent,  Lanes.  Taught  by 
M''  Tayler.  Admitted  at  Trinity  College  18  April  1668,  according  to  letters 
testimonial.  Admitted  at  Christ's  sizar  under  M''  Leigh  27  Feb.  l&S-i 
Age  21. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1676.  Probably  vicar  of  Deane,  near  Bolton,  Lanes. 
4  Dec.  1672:  patron,  the  Crown:  Chowbent  is  some  miles  south  of  Deane. 
According  to  Croston-Baines  (3.  130)  he  did  not  renounce  the  Covenant,  and 
his  institution  did  not  take  place  till  22  Nov.  1673  :  and  he  was  twice  in- 
ducted, for  the  second  time  6  Dec.  1673.  He  appointed  a  Nonconformist  like 
himself  to  the  chapel  of  Horwich  whence  in  later  years  trouble  arose.  He 
died  1712.     See  Hallej',  Nonconformity  in  Lanes.,  2.  160. 

Sym[m],  John:  B.A.,  admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Burnet  18  March  165g.  He 
was  B.A.  (Sidney)  1648,  and  brought  letters  testimonial.  A  Tho.  Symm 
(perhaps  by  error  for  John)  appears  M.A.  (Christ's)  1670,  in  Cat.  Graduatoruni, 
1659-1800.  One  John  Symm  (or  Symmes),  clerk,  was  rector  of  Goxhill  in 
Holdernessll  Feb.  166^^-1689:  and  being  chaplain  to  Christopher,  Duke  of 
Albemarle  had  license  from  Lambeth  21  March  165^  ("  having  given  testi- 
monials of  conformity  and  of  good  life,  and  been  examined  by  M''Tho.  Tomkins 
domestic  chaplain ")  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Langton  near  New  Malton, 
distant  20  miles:  instituted  29  March  1670.  Poulton's  statement  that  John 
Symm  vacated  Goxhill  by  death  is  wrong.  He  vacated  Langton  as  a  non-juror 
1690.  His  successor  and  son-in-law,  Tho.  Watson  (B.A.  Pet.  1685)  was 
instituted  June  14:  and  Mary  Watson  died  at  Langton  Nov.  1693.  John 
Symmes  was  living  in  1696.  His  wife  Ursula  was  buried  at  Goxhill  12  Sept. 
1668.  She  had  three  sons  at  a  birth,  who  all  died.  (Information  from  Rev. 
A.  Hippisley  Smith,  vicar  of  Langton.) 


28  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Knight,  Isaac  :  son  of  Ralph,  miles  :  born  at  Langhorn  [sic],  Yorks.  Taught  by 
M"'  Bernard.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Stanford  30  March  1670.  Age  17. 
B.A.  167f ;  M.A.  1677.  Probably  of  Langold  in  the  parish  of  Letwell, 
near  Rotherham  (Hunter,  5.  Yorks.  1.  299).  His  motlier  was  Faith,  daughter 
of  Will.  Dickinson,  vicar  of  Rotherham.  Received  under  his  father's  will  in 
1689  the  advowson  of  Warsop,  Notts,  and  the  right  to  £1000,  due  from  the 
exchequer.  Married  Ela,  daughter  of  Sir  Joh.  Robinson  of  Denstou,  Suff. 
who  died  1767  aged  84.  He  died  13  Sept.  1721  aged  68,  leaving  a  son  Ralph, 
of  Langold  (died  s.p.),  and  a  daughter  Elizabeth  who  married  D''  Henry  Gaily, 
afterwards  Gally-Kiiight. 

Shelmerdine,  William:  admitted  as  Shezmerdine:  [father  not  given]:  of  Derbs. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Stanford  i  April  1670.  Probably  a  descendant 
of  Tho,  Shelmerdine  (mat.  1618),  and  father  of  Daniel  (1652)  :  vicar  of  Crich 
and  of  Matlock,  who  died  after  1662. 

Matric".  not  found.  There  was  a  John  Shelmerdine,  B.A.  of  Magdalene, 
1678. 

Holt,  William  :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Kino[u]lton,  Notts.  School :  Ashby- 
de-la-Zouch.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  6  April  1670.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  167f.     Buried  ("Sir  Hoult")  at  Great  St  Andrew's  26  March  1675. 

Frost,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Cowledge  [Oowlinge],  Suff.  School : 
Bury,  under  M''  Leedes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Fairmedow  6  April  1670. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  167|.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1674  June:  and  licensed  to 
Rougham,  near  Bury.  Appointed  Mich.  1675  usher  of  the  Grammar  School, 
King's  Lynn.  His  time  there  was  short.  "  M''  Thomas  Frost  was  buried 
Oct.  5"',  1675"  ( Register  of  St  Margaret's  Church :  inform",  from  41.  S.  Harper). 

Neale,  John :  son  of  George :  born  at  Leeds.  School :  Flockton  [near  Wake- 
field], under  M''  Wigglesworth.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow 
IS  April  1670.     Age  14. 

George,  the  father,  was  M.D.  of  Leeds,  and  married  Eliz.,  daughter  of 
Francis  Jackson,  alderman  of  Leeds.  The  son  seems  to  have  followed  his 
father's  steps  and  practised  medicine  at  Doncaster  for  50  years  :  he  married 
(1)  a  Miss  Copley  of  Batley  :  (2)  a  Miss  Washington  of  Adwick  :  died  23  Nov. 
1731,  aged  77  (which  nearly  agrees) :  buried  at  Doncaster :  M.I. :  called  therein 
Medicinae  Doctor :  not  obtained  at  Cambridge  or  at  Oxford.  (Hunter, 
S.    Forks.   1.  45.) 

Rigby,  Edward :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Preston,  Lanes.  School :  Preston, 
under  M"'  More.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D'  Widdrington  21  April  1670. 
Age  16. 

Matric'^.  8  July  1670.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  7  June  1670  :  second  son 
and  heir  apparent  of  Edward,  Serjeant-at-law  and  Reader  of  Gray's  Inn,  a 
man  of  note  (1627—86)  who  sat  for  Preston  in  three  parliaments;  he  was  son 
of  Alexander  Rigby,  the  Parliamentarian  general.  His  second  wife  was 
Anne  Molyneux  of  Teversall,  wlio.se  brother  John  was  at  Christ's  in  1640  and 
her  nephew,  Francis,  in  1672.  Edward,  the  younger,  was  M.P.  for  Preston, 
1701,  and  died  1708  :  unless  this  be  a  grandson  of  the  original  Edward. 
(Fishwick,  Preston,  373,  378.)  One  Edw.  Rigby  was  admitted  at  Douai  1689. 
(Douai  Diaries,  84.) 

Theobald,  Francis :  eldest  son  of  Sir  Francis,  knight :  born  in  Suffolk.  School  : 
Thetford,  under  M''  Keen.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Andrewes 
26  April  1670.     Age  16. 


1670  29 

Matric".  not  found.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  26  Nov.  1670  :  eldest  son  of 
Sir  Francis  of  Barking  St  Mary,  near  Needham,  Suffolk,  by  his  wife  Anne 
Nightingale  of  Newport,  Essex.  Sir  Francis,  the  father,  was  sheriff  of  Suffolk 
1664  :  and  was  knighted  1669.     (Le  Neve's  Knights,  in  Harl.  Soc,  222.) 

Peppen,  William  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Ringshall,  Suffolk.  School :  Bury,  under 
M''  Leedes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Andrewes  26  April  1670.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1677.  Son  of  George,  rector  of  Ringshall:  born  at 
Westbrook  in  Ringshall,  near  Needham.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1674 
Feb.:  licensed  to  Ringshall  as  curate  to  his  father:  priest,  1677  Sept.: 
licensed  to  Cotton  St  Andrew,  of  which  he  was  rector  between  1697  and 
1702,  while  resident  at  Stoke  Ash.  Rector  of  Stoke  Ash  1678-1710,  where 
he  died  2  March  17^g^.  Patron  of  Ringshall,  to  which  he  presented  his  son 
Will.  Peppen  B.A.  (Trin.)  1704  on  16  March  170|.  His  widow  Margaret 
was  buried  by  her  husband  in  the  chancel  9  Se]>t.  1719.  (Information  from 
Rev.  E.  0.  J.  Bo  wen,  rector.) 

Killingbeck,  Thomas :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Barrowby,  Yorks.  School  : 
Bradford,  under  M''  Sturdy.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Fairmedow 
30  April  1670.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  8  July  1670.  Possibly  grandson  of  Edward  (1613)  of  AUerton 
Grange.  One  of  these  names  was  curate  of  St  Nicholas  Chapel,  Lynn,  1682. 
(Blomefield,  4.  596.) 

Ixem,  John :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Richmond  [no  further  facts].  Admitted 
at  St  John's  20  May  1668:  at  Christ's  9  May  1670,  pensioner  under 
M''  Stanford.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167|.  Born  at  Well,  Richmondshire,  son  of  John  Ixem,  clerk 
(admitted  here  1636).  School:  Lay  ton,  under  M''  Bromehead  :  aged  17  in 
1668.     Perhaps  brother  of  Thomas  (son  of  a  John)  admitted  1674. 

Milles,  Walter :  son  of  Walter :  born  in  London.  School :  Charterhouse.  Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M"'  Andrewes  19  May  1670.     Age  16. 

M.B.  (Mills)  167.5;  M.D.  1680.  F.R.S.  1682.,  F.R.C.P.  1683.  Of  Salis- 
bury Court.     Died  7  Jan.  172f.     (Munk,  1.  426.) 

Pooley,  —  :  [no  facts  at  all].     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Fairmedow  26  May  1670. 

B.A.  (Zachary  Pooley)  1673  Mids.  Son  of  Robert  (clerk) ;  born  at  Rock- 
land St  Peter's,  Norfolk,  1650. 

Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  167f  March;  licensed  as  curate  to  his  father 
at  Rockland.  Rector  of  Westfield  21  March  168f-1703.  Vicar  of  Rockland 
1694—1703,  presented  by  Frances  Pooley — perhaps  his  mother.  (Blomefield, 
1.  324:  5.  1232.) 

Boteler,  William. :  son  of  Oliver,  armiger :  born  at  Clapham,  Beds.  School  : 
Burntwood  [Brentwood],  under  M''  Bernard.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M''  Fairmedow  3  June  1670.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found.  M.A.  {per  lit.  reg.)  1671.  Eldest  son  of  Oliver  of 
Harrold,  Beds.,  who  died  1657  aged  33.  Brother  of  James  (1672).  Baptised 
at  Harrold,  25  Jan.  165|.  Died  13  Dec.  1702,  aged  50.  Buried  beside  his 
father  within  the  altar-rails  at  Harrold  :  apparently  unmarried  (W.  M.  Harvey, 
Hundred  of  Willey,  337). 

Hilton,  James :  son  of  Joseph :  born  at  Eye,  Suffolk.  School :  Eye,  under 
M''  Browne.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Stanford  (surety  D'^  More)  7  June 
1670.     Age  16. 

Matric"*.  8  July  1670.  "  Ja.  Hilton,  scholar"  buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's 
14  Dec.  1673. 


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Warren,  John :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Exeter.  School :  Exeter,  under 
M'^  Withman.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington  7  June  1G70. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  167f.  Not,  I  think,  ordained  at  Exeter:  one  John  Warren  B.A. 
ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  168^  Feb.  :  but  there  were  several  John  Warrens 
B.A.  about  this  time. 

Briarley,  James  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Nantwich,  Cheshire.     School :  Bunbury, 

under  M''  Hoole.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M'^  Leigh  9  June  1670.    Age  22. 

B.A.  167|.     "  M''  James  Brerely  of  Manchester,  Batchelor  of  Arts,  buried 

12  May  1682"  (Manchester  Parish-register,  communicated  by  E.  Axon,  Esq.) 

Gaylard,  John :  admitted  as  Gillard  :  matr.  Gaylard  :  [father  not  given]  :  of 
Devon.  School :  Exeter,  under  M''  Withnam  (sic).  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M''  Fairmedow   10  June  1670.     Age  22. 

B.A.  (Galard)  167| ;  M.A.  1677.  Probably  vicar  of  Selworthy,  Somerset, 
16  June  1692,  died  before  June  172-1.  (Weaver,  Somerset  Incumbents,  433.) 
John  Gaylard  (of  Emm.,  B.A.  1711)  vicar  of  Winsford  1714,  was  perhaps  his 
son. 

Widdrington,  Thomas :  son  of  Michael :  born  at  Morpeth.  School :  Morpeth, 
under  M''  Luuisden.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington  13  June 
1670.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167|.  Michael  was  bailiff  of  Morpeth  1654  (Hodgson,  ii.  ii.  4.51). 
In  1654  he  bought  a  house  at  Morpeth  from  the  Pyes  :  which  house  was  sold 
in  1690  by  Tho.  Widdrington,  gent.,  of  Morpeth — probably  our  man.  (ib.) 
I  cannot  connect  the  Morpeth  Widdringtons  with  any  branch  of  the  family 
which  had  so  many  representatives  here. 

Newton,  Thomas :  son  of  Laurence :  born  at  Kirkby,  Notts.  School :  Not- 
tingham, under  M''  Birch.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Smithson  14  June 
1670.     Age  15. 

B.A.  167f  ;  M.A.  1677.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1676  May.  One  of 
these  names  occurs  as  rector  of  Finedon,  Northants.  in  1686 — not  there  in 
1688.  Perhaps  the  same  was  appointed  by  the  Crown  (in  the  vacancy  of  the 
Archbishopric)  to  the  rectory  of  Nunburnholme  near  Pocklington,  Yorks. 
21  Nov.  1687  :  there  till  the  beginning  of  1694  when  he  died  :  buried  there 
21  Jan.  (described  as  M.A.  of  Christ's).     (W.  C.  Morris,  Ahcnburnholme,  114.) 

Farmer,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Repton,  Derbs.  School :  Repton, 
under  M"'  Sedgwick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Stanford  23  June  1670. 
Age  17. 

Matric-i.  17  Dec.  1673  :  B.A.  167f.     Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1675  Sept. 

Smith,  Solomon :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Coventry.  School :  Coventry,  under 
M''  Franklin.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow  23  June  1670. 
Age  17. 

Matric<i.  Dec.  1673:  B.A.  167f  ;  M.A.  1677.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield, 
1676  Oct.:  priest,  1679  Oct. 

Teonge,  Henry  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Alcester,  Warw.  Taught  at  home  by 
his  father.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Fairmedow  23  June  1670.  Age  16. 
B.A.  1673  Mids.  Son  of  Henry  Teonge,  admitted  1639,  rector  of  Alcester 
and  Spernall  (whom  see),  by  his  wife  Jane.  Ordained  deacon,  Oxford,  1673 
Dec.  :  priest,  Worcester,  1676.  Vicar  of  Congleton,  Warw.  1675-83.  Used 
to  take  the  duty  at  Spernall  during  his  father's  absences  in  the  Mediterranean. 
(D.N.B.  under  his  father.) 


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Bernard,  John :  son  of  Nathanael :  born  at  Langford,  Somerset.  School  : 
Martock,  under  M"'  Berry.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  28  June 
1670.     Age  18. 

Possibly  B.A.  1672  Mids. :  but  more  likely  this  was  John  Barnard,  adm. 
1669.  One  of  these  names  (but  perhaps  a  younger  man)  was  vicar  of  Ludford 
St  Peter's,  near  Louth,  Lines.  30  July  1701,  and  also  of  Kelstern  (adjacent) 
13  May  1702  :  he  did  not  reside  at  Ludford,  where  no  trace  of  him  appears  : 
save  that  he  signs  the  transcripts  to  1738  ;  and  of  Kelstern  1702-38  with  a 
gap  1705-1710  incl.  "The  Rev.  John  Barned  [sic]  was  buryed,  October  26th 
1739  "  at  Ludford  (Rev.  C.  W.  Foster,  of  Timberland). 

Caesar,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Reed,  Herts.  School :  Hitchin,  under 
M''  Draper.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  2  July  1670.     Age  15. 

B.A.  1673  Mids.  Ordained  deacon  and  priest,  London,  1677  Sept.  Ad- 
mitted bj'  the  Archbishop  Master  of  the  public  school  of  Croydon  1 1  June  1681. 
Chaplain  of  Whitgift's  Hospital  1681-1711.  Vicar  of  Croydon  IS  Jan.  168|-  : 
died  10  March  17i^,  and  buried  there.  He  was  chaplain  to  Scroop,  Lord 
Bridgwater,  as  appears  from  the  preface  to  an  assize-sermon  1708  (J.  C.  Stein- 
man,  Croydon,  71  and  146). 

Nevill,  Charles :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Andrewes 
30  June  1670;   having  been  previously  admitted  at  Ch.  Ch.,  Oxford  17  May 

1669,  as  appeared  from  letters  testimonial.     Age  not  given. 

Probably  never  came  into  residence  :  he  does  not  appear  in  the  "  study 
rents":  and  he  was  B.A.  (Ch.  Ch.)  167|;  M.A.  1675.  Rector  of  Evenlode, 
Worcs.  1692:  and  of  Dowdswell,  Glos.  1702  (Al.  Ox.  1057). 

Nichols,  Charles :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes 
15  Aug.   1670. 

Matric".  not  found.  Three  other  Nicholses  admitted  in  five  years  :  Joseph 
(Yorks.)  1671,  John  (doubtful)  1673,  and  Nathaniel  (Beds.)  1675. 

Cryer,  Benjamin:  son  of  Samuel:  born  at  Castleton,  Derbs.  School: 
"  Wexworth  "  [Wirksworth],  under  M'^  Crosedale.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'  Andrewes  22  Aug.  1670.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167i.  Sam.  Cryer  was  minister  of  Castleton  in  1650  according  to 
the  report  of  the  Parliamentary  Commissioners  :  formally  instituted  in  1662  : 
so  doubtless  conformed  (Cox,  Derbs.  Churches,  2.  131):  his  name  is  on  a  fine 
carved  pew  in  the  church  (ib.). 

Slinger,  Nicholas :  son  of  Tempest,  armiger :  born  in  Yorkshire.  School  : 
Clitheroe,  under  M"'  Cawcroft.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  2  Sept. 

1670.  Age  not  given. 

Matric°.  not  found.  Eldest  son  of  Temple  Slinger  of  Catlow,  Yorks.,  J. P., 
by  his  wife  Millicent,  daughter  of  John  Bradhill  of  Portfield,  Lanes.:  aged  13, 
Aug.  1665  (Dugdale  Vis'^.  1665,  p.  55).  John,  probably  third  son,  admitted 
1674. 

Barnwell,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  in  London.  Taught  by  D''  Narsbit. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Leigh  8  Sept.  1670.     Age  16. 

Matric'i.  from  Sidney  15  Dec.  1670.  B.A.  (Sidney)  167| ;  M.A.  1678.  One 
of  these  names  rector  of  Ampthill,  Beds.  18  March  168|,  patron,  the  Crown 
by  lapse.     One  was  reCtor  of  Watton,  Herts.  1  July  1697. 

Morton,  Joseph :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Marciiington,  Staffs.  School :  Derby, 
under  M''  Osburue.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  9  Sept.  1670. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  (Moretou)  1674.     Ordained  (Morton)  deacon,  Lichfield,  1677  Aug. 


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AUyn,  John :  son  of  John :  born  in  London.  School :  Harborough,  under 
M"'  Berry.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  10  Sept.  1670.  Age  not 
given. 

Matric".  not  found  :  not  in  "  Study-rents." 

Wildman,  Thomas  :  son  of  Hugh  :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School :  Giggleswick. 
Admitted  at  Magdalene  9  April  1670:  at  Christ's  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
•24  Sept.   1670.     Age  20. 

B.A.  (Wildeman)  1673  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1674  June:  priest, 
Sept.     Probably  vicar  of  Carleton  near  Skipton  1684-91,  when  he  died. 

Arthington,  Henry :  eldest  son  of  Henry,  armiger :  born  at  Arthington,  Yorks. 
School :  York.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  D''  Widdrington  30  Sept. 
1670.     Age  not  given. 

M.A.  {peo-  lit.  reg.)  1671.  Henry  the  father,  J.P.  and  D.L.,  married  Mary, 
daughter  of  Lord  Fairfax.  Probably  the  son  was  the  M.P.  for  Aldborough, 
Yorks.  in  1678  {Yorks.  Genealogist,  1.  44).  He  died  childless  21  Feb.  168|, 
leaving  his  first  cousin  Cyril  his  heir :  see  M.I.  in  Thoresby-Whitaker, 
Leeds,  p.  7. 

Midgeley,  Joseph  :  son  of  Ralph  :  born  at  Bresey  [?  Brearle}'],  Yorks.  School : 
"  Riptoniae  in  eodem  agro  "  [Ripon],  under  M''  Oxley  [Charles].  Admitted 
sizar  under  D''  Widdrington  30  Sept.    1670.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167|^;  M.A.  1678.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1678  Sept.:  priest, 
168.V  March.  P.O.  of  Thirsk  15  Jan.  168i.  Married  Sarah,  daughter  of 
John  Pybus  of  Thirsk.  Died  24  June  1704,  aged  49.  Second  cousin  of 
Robert  (1671)  and  of  Jonathan  (1689) :  see  under  Jonathan  (1616)  :  all  of  the 
family  of  Midgeley  of  West  Brearley,  Yorks.  A  brother,  Robert,  together 
with  Jonathan  (1689)  and  Samuel,  brother  of  Robert  (1671)  "  whose  ancestors 
had  long  lived  as  gentlemen"  received  grant  of  arms  29  June  1709.  (See 
Genealogist,  N.S.  21.   271.) 

Travers,  Elias :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Plymouth.  School :  Penzands  [Pen- 
zance], Cornwall,  under  M"'  Welstead.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Stanford 

7  Nov.  1670.     Age  19. 

M.A.  {})er  lit.  reg.)  1675.  He  appears  as  M''  Lovett's  pupil,  for  one  term 
only — Lent  1671. 

Foster,  Edmund:  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Hoddesdon,  Herts.  M.A.  of  Queen's, 
Oxford.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D"'  Widdrington  29  Nov.  1670.  Age  not 
given. 

M.A.  (Forster)  (per  lit.  reg.)  1671.  Not  found  in  Foster's  Al.  Ox.  One 
Edm.  Foster  was  vicar  of  Elmdon,  Essex,  25  Feb.  166|-1679,  when  he  died. 

Hall,  Ralph  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Bulwell,  Notts.  School :  Mansfield,  under 
M''  Samson.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Smithson  1  Dec.  1670.     Age  19. 

B.A.  167|^.     Ordained  deacon,  York,  1675  May.     Vicar  of  Saxelby,  Leics. 

8  Oct.  1685. 

Biddulph,  Michael :  son  of  Theophilus,  eques  auratus  :  born  in  London.  School : 
[St  Paul's],  under  "  vir  admodum  doctissimus,"  M''  Crumbleholme.  Admitted 
fellow-commoner  under  M'^  Andrewes  2  Dec.  1670.     Age  16. 

Matric'*.  6  July  1671.  Probably  Sir  Michael,  second  baronet,  of  West- 
combe,  Kent.  Married  (1)  Henrietta  Maria,  daughter  of  Col.  Roger  Witley 
of  Cheshire:  (2)  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Will.  D'Oyley  Esq.  Died  20  April  1718. 
(Hasted,   1.   18). 

Cooke,  Shadrach :  son  of  Simon  :  born  in  London.  School :  private,  under 
M'  Wells.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  13  Dec.  1670.     Age  15. 


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B.A.  1674;  M.A.  1678.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1676  Dec.  One  of 
these  names  was  rector  of  Tantield,  Yorks.  (dio.  Chester)  Aug.  1682.  After- 
wards moved  southward,  if  the  same  man  was  the  vicar  of  Faversharn,  Kent 
(presented  by  the  Dean  and.Chapter),  19  July  1715.  One  of  the  six-Preachers 
in  the  Cathedral  Oct.  1719.  Chaplain  to  the  Bishop  of  8t  Asaph.  Licensed 
to  hold  Sittingbourne  as  well  as  Faversharn  13  Jan.  172i.  Died  1724 
(Hasted).  According  to  Cole  he  was  "lecturer  at  Islington"  in  1689,  then 
vicar  of  Faversharn.  "  Formerly  a  non-juror  till  the  death  of  a  lady  who 
supported  him  better  than  the  Islington  lectureship  whicli  he  lost :  after 
which  he  was  very  opportunely  convinced  by  D''  Higden's  arguments  to  an 
advantageous  compliance.  Buried  at  east  end  of  Islington  churchyard.  Author 
of  Exhortation  to  firmness  and  constancy  in  true  religion,  a  sermon  at  Islington 
on  Mark  viii.  38,  2  Feb.  1689:  Religious  Fear  of  God  and  his  judgments 
considered  and  recommended,  Faversharn  8  Dec.  1721  :  Legal  Obedience  the 
duty  of  a  subject;   at  Archdeacon's  Visitation  at  Sittingbourne,  1718." 

TiflFen,  William : 

Not  found  in  any  College  or  University  record  ;  but  in  the  Peterborough 
Registry  there  appears  Will.  Tiffin,  M.A.  of  Christ's  College,  ordained  priest, 
Peterborough,  1677  Sept.  One  of  these  names  was  vicar  of  Sharnbrook,  Beds. 
1677-1706  :  no  record  of  his  burial  there.     (Harvey,  Hundred  of  Willey,  469.) 

Browne,  Francis :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Levenham  [Lavenham],  Suflblk. 
School :  Felstead,  under  M''  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow 
11  Jan.  167fl.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1674;  M.A.  1678.  Ordained  deacon  and  priest,  Norwich,  1679  Dec. 
Rector  of  Elmswell  22  Dec.  1679.  He  was  thrice  married  (to  a  Mabel,  a 
Martha,  and  an  Elizabeth)  bj'  whom  he  had  numerous  children.  His  successor, 
Sam.  Gall  "took  possession  of  the  rectory"  30  Jan.  1724:  but  there  is  no 
record  of  Browne's  death  or  burial.     (Rev.  J.  Hipwell,  rector.) 

Clagett,  Nicholas :  son  of  Nicholas  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School  :  Bury, 
under  M''  Leeds.  Admitted  sizar  under  D''  Widdrington  12  Jan.  167y. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  1674;  M.A.  1678;  D.D.  {com.  reg.)  1705.  Son  of  Nich.  Clagett  of 
Merton,  Oxford  who  was  ejected  from  the  lectureship  of  St  Mary's,  Bury, 
1662,  and  died  next  year.  William  (of  Emm.)  succeeded  his  father  in  the 
lectureship  and  in  1680  Nicholas  succeeded  his  brother  William  and  remained 
there  46  years.  Rector  of  Little  Thurlow,  Suffialk,  about  1683  :  in  1707  had 
license  to  hold  Hitcham  (distant  10  miles)  as  well.  Archdeacon  of  Sudbury 
14  June  1699,  and  remained  so  till  his  death  30  Jan.  172^.  His  son — the 
third  Nicholas — of  Trinity — was  Bishop  of  Exeter  1742-6.  Author:  A 
Persuasive  to  peaceableness  and  obedience,  1683  :  Truth  defended  and  Boldness 
in  Error  rebuked,  1710  (against  Whiston  on  prophecy).     (D.N.B.) 

Musters,  Charles :  son  of  John,  eques  auratus :  born  in  London.  School : 
Westminster,  under  D"'  Busby.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes 
16  Jan.   167?.     Age  16. 

Matric*.  13  A])ril  1671.  Younger  son  of  Sir  John  Musters  of  Hornsey ; 
brother  of  John  Musters,  of  Colwick  Hall,  Notts,,  two  of  whose  sons  were 
admitted  here — Munday  (1694)  and  Thomas  (1694).  In  1702  gave  five  guineas 
to  beautify  the  Chapel. 

Gumall,  William :  son  of  William :  born  at  Lavenham,  Suffolk.  School : 
Felstead,  under  M"'  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes 
19  Jan.   167f     Age  16. 

Matric-i.  13  April  1671.     Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  28  July  1674. 

c.  c.  R.  n.  3 


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Leaves,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Pinchbeck,  Lines.  School  :  Lincohi,  under 
M''  Johnson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  10  March  167j.  Age  16. 
LL.B.  1676.  Probably  akin  to  William  (also  son  of  John  and  born  at 
Pinchbeck)  admitted  1650.  One  M""  Leaves'was  Head-master  of  Crewkerne 
school,  before  1684  (see  under  Tho.  Slade)  and  there  in  170i  (see  St  John's 
Adm/".  book,  2.   183). 

Nowell,  Charles  :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Cappleside  [Capelside]  in  the  parish  of 
Giggleswick.  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M''  Briggs.  Admitted  at  Trinity 
Hall  1670  :  at  Christ's  sizar  under  M--  Lovett  23  March  167f.     Age  is! 

Brother  of  Will.  Nowell  admitted  1666.  I  suspect  that  he  had  the  Grace 
of  the  House  for  B.  A.  167|,  though  he  does  not  occur  in  the  Registry  list.  In 
the  College  B.A.  Commencement-book  there  ai-e  two  M"'  Nowells  B.A.  one 
167  J  one  167f,  the  second  is  Robert,  who  does  not  appear  in  the  Admission- 
book,  but  is  in  the  Univ.  Registry  as  B.A.  :  the  fact  that  the  Commencement- 
book  has  two  names  proves  that  there  is  not  in  this  case  (as  often)  a  confusion 
of  Christian  names.  In  the  pedigree  of  Nowells  of  Capelside  (Whitaker, 
Whalley,  2.  113)  an  earlier  Will.  Nowell  occurs  as  son  of  Chris,  of  Capelside 
who  died  1627.     A  brother  Charles  was  drowned  on  the  day  of  his  marriage. 

Nowell,  Robert.  Inserted  here,  though  not  in  Admission  Book,  see  Charles 
(above). 

B.A.  167| ;  M.A.  1677.  Like  William  (his  brother  ?)  he  was  beneficed  in 
Sussex:  though  ordained  deacon,  York,  1674  Sept.  Vicar  of  Bishopstone, 
Sussex  8  July  1679  :    vicar  of  Seaford  1682-90. 

Radcliff,  Alexander :  son  of  Alexander  :  born  at  Legh  [Leigh],  Lanes.  School : 
Leigh,  under  M''  Richardson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  29  March 
1671.     Age  15. 

Matric*.  13  April  1671.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  26  Jan.  167|. 
"Aged  8  in  1664  when  he  is  entered  in  Dugdale's  Visitation  of  Lanes,  as 
son  of  Alex,  of  Leigh.  Raines  (mss.  xii.  413)  says  he  died  young.  The  father 
died  1700:  and  his  younger  son  Thomas  succeeded  to  the  Leigh  estate" 
(Ernest  Axon,  Esq.). 

Croston,  Richard :  son  of  Henrj' :  of  Lanes.  School  :  Manchester,  under 
M"-  Wickens.     Admitted  sizar  29  March  1671.     Age  22. 

Matric''  13  April  1671.  Probably  migrated,  and  was  B.A.  (Emm.)  167|^. 
Probaljly  one  of  the  Crostons  of  Heath  Charnock,  Lanes,  (see  Groston-Baines, 
4.  122) :  Henry  was  perhaps  son  of  John  Croston,  of  Heath  Charnock  and  Bury, 
who  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Jeremy  Waterhouse  of  Crossbill,  Halifax 
(Croston-Baines).  Head-master  of  Preston  grammar-school  6  Dec.  1680  at 
a  salary  of  .£30  and  the  profits  of  a  close  adjoining  the  school.  A  year  later 
though  he  had  taken  Orders  he  was  allowed  to  retain  his  office,  and  (with  the 
consent  of  the  mayor)  to  preach  sermons.  A  non-juror  in  1689  :  and  ceased 
to  be  master  (Fishwick,  Preston,  209).  One  Richard  Croston,  clerk  of 
Whittle-le-woods  in  the  parish  of  Leyland,  married  at  Chorley,  Mary  Wilson 
27  Dec.  1701  :  he  was  buried  18  Feb.  171^  and  left  £20  to  Heapy  Chapel 
{Leyland  Registers). 

Scroggs,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Al[d]bury,  Herts.  School :  Stortford,  under 
M''  Cudworth.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Leigh  8  April  1671.     Age  15. 

Matric"*.  6  July  1671.  Admitted,  heir-apparent  of  John  Scroggs,  at  Gray's 
Inn  1  May  1672.  Baptised  20  Aug.  1654  [sie\  Eldest  son  of  John  Scroggs 
(1612-1692)  by  his  wife  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Sir  Will.  Lytton.  Married  a 
Miss  Mead  ;  by  whom  he  had  a  son  Thomas,  with  whom  the  direct  line  ended. 
Died  before  his  father ;  buried  at  Aldbury  8  Jan,  1685  (Cussans,  I.  ii.  162). 


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Stoc(k)ton,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Chowbent  [near  Atherton],  Lanes. 
School :  Atherton,  under  M"'  Taylor.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Leigh  19  April 
1671.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Stockton)  167|;  M.A.  1678. 

Lyndsey,  Samuel :  son  of  Peter :  born  in  London.     School :  Brentwood,  under 
M''  Bernard.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  20  April  1671.    Age  17. 
Matric".    not    found.      Probably   akin   to    the   Sam.    Linsey,    or    Lindsey, 
admitted  16-57,  but  of  Langton-on-Swale. 

Hardcastle,  Thom.as:  son  of  William:  born  at  Laverton  [near  Kirkby  Malzeard], 
Yorks.  School:  Ripon,  under  M' Oxley.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Lovett 
21  April  1671.     Age  16. 

B.A.  1674;  M.A.  1678.  The  father,  Will.  Hardcastle  "of  Larton  [Laverton] 
in  the  county  of  York,  gent."  was  required  22  July  1647  "  to  settle  the  rectory 
of  Coverham,  and  the  chappel  thereto  belonging  for  ever  :  for  which  he  is 
to  be  allowed  out  of  his  second  payment "  for  compounding  for  his  estate 
(Shaw,  2.  489).  Thomas,  the  son,  was  ordained  deacon,  London,  168|  Feb.  : 
priest,  1685  Dec. 

Arm.itage,  John  :  son  of  Robert:  born  at  Radwell,  Yorks.  School:  [Leeds],  under 
M'' Gilbert.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Lovett  1  May  1671.     Age  19. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1681.  One  John  Armitage,  M.A.,  ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1690,  licensed  to  Fen  Stanton,  Hunts.  :  priest,  London,  169|  Mar. 

Forster,  John :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Holbeok,  Yorks.  School :  [Leeds],  under 
M''  Gilbert.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  1  May  1671.     Age  16. 

B.A.  1674.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  167|^  Feb. :  priest,  1680  Dec.  Robert 
Fish,  admitted  171^  was  educated  at  Stokesley,  Yorks.  under  a  John  Forster : 
one  signs  the  register  as  curate  of  Stokesley — but  not  before  Dec.  1717.  He  was 
buried  there,  1718  or  1719,  the  2.5th  of  some  unspecified  month;  Rob.  Fish 
took  a  marriage  for  him  13  Nov.  1718.     (Rev.  Robert  Fisher,  rector.) 

Hemingway,  Joshua :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Halifax.  School :  Drig[h]lington, 
under  IVI''  Baskervi  [sic  :  probably  Baskerville].  Admitted  sizar  under  M""  Fair- 
medow  6  May  1671.     Age  18. 

Matric'i.  4  July  1672.    B.A.  1674  ;  M.A.  1678.    Probably  a  cousin  of  Joshua 

Hemingway  (1684),  whose  father  was  Samuel :  see  Sradford  Antiquary,  1.  252. 

Brown,  Thomas  :  son  of  Michael :  born  at  Hornby,  Lanes.     School :  Kendal, 

under  M'  Jackson.     Admitted  sizar  under  D''  Carr  (surety  M''  Lovett)  8  May 

1671.     Age  19. 

B.A.  (Browne)  1674;  M.A.  1678.  Three  Tho.  Browns  admitted  in  four 
years:  this  one,  one  in  1673  (maf*.  3  July  1673)  and  one  in  1674,  matric''. 
15  Dec. :  I  cannot  trace  any  one  of  them  with  any  certainty.  Another  (probably) 
was  B.A.  1682,  another  was  admitted  1685  :  both  equally  untraceable. 
Sandys,  John  :  admitted  as  Sands  :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  "  Fornestields  [probably 
Furness  Fells]  near  Hauxed "  [Hawkshead],  Lanes.  School  :  Hawkshead, 
under  Mi"  Bordeley.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Stanford  (surety  M"'  Lovett) 
15  May  1671.     Age  18. 

Admitted  sizar  at  St  John's  21  Oct.  1671:  B.A.  1674  (St  John's);  M.A. 
1678.  Perhaps  one  of  the  family  of  Graythwaite  Hall.  ]?i-obably  the  Joh. 
Sandys,  M.A.,  rector  of  Doddinghurst,  Essex  (patron,  Henr}'  Luther,  armiger) 
14  Nov.  1683-99,  when  he  died. 

Jennings,  Jonathan :  eldest  son  of  Edmund,  eques  auratus :  born  at  Ripon. 
School :  Ripon,  under  M'  Oxley.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  D''  Wid- 
drington  19  May  1671.     Age  16. 

Matric"*.  6  July  1671.     Nephew  of  Jonathan,  admitted  1650,  and  eldest 

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son  of  Sir  Edm.  Jennings  of  Ripon,  by  his  wife  Margaret,  daughter  of  Sir  Edw. 
Barkham  of  Tottenham  High  Cross.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  6  June  1671. 
Resided  in  College  till  Mich^  1672. 

Grange,  Francis :  admitted  as  Grainge  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Ripon.  School : 
Ripon,  under  M''  Oxley.  Admitted  sizar  under  D"'  Widdrington  20  May  1671. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  (Graing)  1674;  M.A.  (Grange)  1678. 

Scot,  George :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Warlaby,  Richmond.  School :  Coxwold, 
under  M"'  Parkes.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington  20  May  1671. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Scott)  167|.  Probably  son  of  George  Scott  (1649)  rector  of  Oswald- 
kirk  1663. 

Clarke,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  in  London.    School :  Stourbridge,  Worcs. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Andrewes  23  May  1671.     Age  15. 
Matric".  not  found  :  and  not  in  Study-rents. 

Pretty,  John  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Fairsley  [Fazeley,  near  Tamworth],  Staffs. 
School :  Tamworth,  under  M'  Ant(h)robus.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes 
31  May  1671.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167| ;  M.A.  1678.  Rector  of  Farley,  Hants. :  as  chaplain  to  the  Duke 
of  Bolton  licensed  to  hold  also  Thru.xton,  Hants.  2  April  1709.  Apparently 
also  rector  of  Middleton  (1  in  Winchester  diocese)  30  Dec.  1724  {Genealogist, 
N.S.  6.  124) :  died  before  June  1729  (ib.  7.  116). 

Harding,  Randle  :  admitted  as  Randolphus  :  son  of  Randolphus  :  born  at  Minsliull, 
Cheshire.  Taught  by  M"'  Coulton.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Leigh  3  June 
1671.     Age  19. 

B.A.  (Randle  Hardinge)  167f. 

Hardy,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Widdington  [t],  Lanes.  School :  Kirby 
[?  Kirkby-Ireleth],  Lanes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Fairmedow  5  June  1671. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Hardey)  1677  Mids.  One  Ri.  Hardy  instituted  to  rectory  of 
North  Meols,  near  Southport,  15  Nov.  1688,  on  the  presentation  of  Edw. 
Fleetwood,  who  four  years  before  presented  Hen.  Rycroft  (adm.  165|).  Died 
intestate  1708  (Croston-Baines,  5.  285). 

Hatkill,  Thomas:  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Settle,  Yorks.     School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  8  June  1671.     Age  19. 
Matric''.  27  March  1672  :  but  does  not  appear  in  Study-rents. 

Dowbiggin,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  "  lua  "  [or  "  Ina,"  ?  miscopied  for 
Ince],  Lanes.  School :  Thrisk  [Thirsk],  under  M"'  Wildman.  Admitted  sizar 
under  M^  Lovett  9  June  1671.     Age  20. 

B.A.  167-i.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1675  Sept.:  priest,  1680  June. 
Rector  of  Birkby,  near  Northallerton,  14  Aug.  1701.  Died  there  before 
Aug.   1721. 

Brown,  Matthew :  son  of  Matthew  :  bom  at  Holcom[be]  in  the  parish  of  Bury, 
Lanes.  Educated  by  M'  Richardson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett 
12  June  1671.     Age  18. 

Matric".  not  found  :  not  in  Study-rents. 

Wolferston,  Humphry :  son  of  Hersy  :  bom  at  Clifton,  Staffs.  School :  Repton, 
under  M''  Sedgwick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Andrewes  14  June  1671. 
Age  19. 


1671  37 

Matric".  not  found.  One  Hercy  Wolferston  of  Statfold,  Staffs,  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Ra.  Egerton  of  Betley  (Burke,  L.G.  15il,  ed.  1871).  He 
was  son  of  a  Humphry.  But  he  died  1636  (ih.).  Our  Humphry  must  have 
been  a  cadet  of  the  same  family  :  but  lie  is  not  traceable  either  in  Staffs.  Vis'\ 
1663  or  in  Burke. 

Cave,  Roger :  baronet :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Stanford  Hall,  Northants. 
[No  more.]  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Burnet  17  June  1671. 
Age  1 6. 

Matric".  not  found.     Son  of  Sir  Thomas  (1641),  first  baronet  who  died 

1670,  by  his  wife  Penelope,  daughter  of  Vise'.  Wenman  :  probably  grandson  of 
Thomas  admitted  1595—6,  who  died  1666.  Sat  for  Coventry  in  the  Oxford 
Parliament,  1680,  and  again,  at  Westminster  1685.  Married  (1)  Martha, 
daughter  of  John  Brown  of  Eydon,  Northants.,  Clerk  of  Parliament :  (2)  Mary, 
daughter  of  Sir  Will.  Bromley  of  Baginton :  had  children  by  both.  Died 
1703:  succeeded  in  the  baronetcy  by  his  eldest  son  Thomas  (Bridges,  Northants. 
1.  580). 

Delves,  John :  son  of  William :  born  at  Knut[s]ford,  Cheshire.  School :  Tam- 
worth,  under  M''  Ant(h)robus.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  20  June 

1671.  Age  16. 

B.A.  167|.  Second  son  of  Will.  Delves:  his  elder  brother,  William, 
admitted  29  Sept.  A  pedigree  of  the  Delves  family  of  Doddington  in  Ormerod- 
Helsby,  3.  522  :  but  these  are  not  therein. 

Swyre,  John :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Skipton,  Yorks.  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Bolton  (surety  M''  Lovett)  26  June 
1671.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Swyer)  1674.  A  family  of  this  name  at  Cononley  in  Craven  (see 
Morant-Whitaker,  48) :  but  this  one  does  not  occur  in  the  pedigree.  John 
was  baptised  2  July  1651,  and  was  short-lived:  in  the  Skipton  parish-register 
occurs  "on  Feb.  20  167|,  John  Swire,  Batch,  of  Arts  of  Xt's.  Coll.  in 
Cambridge,  a  very  hopefull  young  man  :  Sonne  to  Sam.  Swire  of  Skipton. 
Ch.  :  iij'.  4'*.  Mista  senium  [corr.  to  senum]  et  luvenu  densantur  funera " 
[then  in  English  characters  in  the  published  transcript]  6V  diXa  Bioi  QviqaKu 
— a  bad  reminiscence  of  Menander's  ov  ol  Oeol  (f>i\ov(rii',  dTroOvrja-Kn  ve'os.  (In- 
formation from  T.  W.  Edmondson,  of  New  York.) 

Shaw,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Knutsford.  School :  Tamworth,  under 
M'  Ant(h)robus.     Admitted  sizar  to  D'  More  (surety  M''  Lovett).     Age  19. 

B.A.  1674;  M.A.  1678.  Ordained  deacon,  Worcester,  1681  Oct.;  priest, 
Dec. ;  to  be  Head-master  of  Lichfield  grammar-school.  Father  of  Peter 
Shaw,  M.D.,  Physician  in  ordinary  to  George  II  and  George  III  (D.N.B.). 
M.I.  in  St  Mary's  Church,  Lichfield,  to  Rob.  Shaw,  M.A.,  who  died  1704. 

Midgley,  Robert :  son  of  Samuel :  born  in  the  parish  of  Addle  [near  Leeds]. 
School :  Newton,  under  M''  Hartley.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Smithson 
(surety  M''  Lovett)  27  June  1671.     Age  16. 

M.B.  1676;  M.D.  1687.  See  under  Jos.  Midgley  (1670).  Not  the  B.A. 
167f  of  St  John's — -another  man,  who  never  "removed  to  Christ's"  (D.N.B.). 
Cand.  R.C.P.  1687.  (Munk,  1.  476.)  Resided  in  the  parish  of  Bassishaw, 
London  :  licenser  of  the  Press  1686  and  later.  Married  (1)  Isabella  Neale  of 
Leeds,  who  died  170f :  (2)  Mary,  daughter  of  Admiral  Sir  Geo.  Cox.  Died 
16  Oct.  1723.  Author  :  A  new  treatise  of  Natural  Philosophy,  freed  from  the 
intricacies  oj  t)ie  Schools  (1687)  :  The  Uistory  of  the  War  of  Cyprus  (1687),  a 
translation  of  Graziani's  Latin  history  of  the  conquest  of  Cyprus  by  the  Turks: 
Popery    Banished   (1689).      The   question   of   his  share    in   the   Letters  by  a 


3S  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Turkish  Spy  8  vols.  1687-93  of  which  he  was  "editor"  is  carefully  discussed 
in  D.N.B.  "  Midgley  certainly  owned  the  copyright  of  the  work  previously 
to  27  Dec.  1693,  and  that  he  acquired  it,  as  at  least  joint  author,  is  a  view 
in  which  Hallam  has  received  vigorous  support."  "The  chief  permanent 
interest  of  the  once  well  known  letters  [the  26th  edition  was  published  in 
1770]  is  that  they  inaugurated  a  new  species  of  literary  composition" — viz. 
the  description  of  England  as  if  by  a  foreigner. 

Hartley,  Robert:  admitted  at  Trinity  College  20  June  1668:  at  Christ's  sizar 
under  M'  Lovett  29  June  1671.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1671  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1671  Sept.:  priest,  1672  Sept. 
Admitted  to  the  cure  of  Farnley  and  of  Bramley,  Leeds,  29  June  167f. 
Chaplain  of  Burnley,  Lanes,  before  1679:  buried  there  9  Feb.  168|-  (Whitaker, 
Whalley,  2.  169).  He  bequeathed  by  his  will  "20/0  to  the  curate  of  Burnley 
for  ever,  if  he  shall  read  Morning  Prayer  in  the  church  every  morning,  except 
he  be  hindered  upon  urgent  occasions,  or  sick,  or  impotent ;  the  occasion  to 
be  judged  of,  and  allowed,  by  two  of  the  neighbouring  ministers,  if  any  dispute 
arise."     [ib.) 

Stansfield,  Ely :  son  of  Josiah  :  born  at  Halifax.  School  :  Birstall,  under 
M"' Noble.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M' Fairmedow  30  June  1671.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167A;  M.A.  not  found.  Fifth  son  of  Josias  (1619-1702)  of  Breck 
in  Sowerby  near  Halifax.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1689  July:  priest,  Dec. 
Rector  of  Newark  2  June  1702  :  and  prebendary  of  Southwell  (Woodburgh) 
— as  Eli  Stansfield — at  the  same  time.  Died  before  April  1719,  leaving  one 
son,  who  left  no  issue. 

The  family  of  Stansfield  are  said  to  have  been  settled  at  Stansfield  Hall 
near  Todmorden  from  the  time  of  the  Conquest  (Burke,  H.C.  4.  60). 

Nichols,  Joseph :  son  of  Joseph :  born  at  Haighouse  [sic\,  Yorks.  School : 
Drighlington,  under  M"^  Baskerville.  Admitted  sizar  under  M""  Leigh  30  June 
1671.     Age  17. 

Matric"*.  8  April  1674.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1681.  Perhaps  curate  in 
charge  of  Baslow,  Derbs.  1681.     (Cox,  Derhs.  churches,  2.  55.) 

Holdsworth,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Birstall,  Yorks.  School :  Birstall, 
under  M"'  Noble.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Fairmedow  30  .June  1671.  Age  18. 
Matric".  not  found.  Probably  the  John  Holdsworth,  admitted  20  Feb. 
1672  at  Frankland's  Academy  at  Rathmell.  Was  preaching  at  Topcliffe  Hall 
1682.  Ordained  minister  4  Sept.  1689,  when  he  had  been  12  years  a  preacher. 
Minister  at  Cleckheaton,  Yorks.,  W.R.  Died  there  15  Dec.  1711,  and  buried 
at  Birstall  {^Northoivram  Register,  257  :  information  from  Ernest  Axon,  Esq.). 

Hepworth,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  ;  of  Yorkshire.  School  :  Thornhill  [near 
Dewsbury],  under  M''  Wilson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Leigh  30  June  1671. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  167i;  M.A.  1678.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1677  Sept.:  priest,  1681 
May.  Vicar  of  Birstall  18  Aug.  1681  (patron,  the  Archbishop).  Died  vicar 
before  July  1701. 

Sewell,  John:  son  of  John:  born  in  London.  School:  (1)  Westminster:  (2)  private, 
under  M"'  Litter  [?  Litler].  Admitted  pensioner  under  D"'  Widdrington  1  July 
1671.     Age  15. 

Matric^.  6  July  1671.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple,  "of  Chr.  Coll. 
Camb.  gent."  27  Aug.  1672.  John  Sewell,  second  son  of  Thomas  of  Great 
Henny,  Essex,  had  a  son  John  (perhaps  our  man),  who  died  single :  he  would 
be  great-uncle  of  Hardwick  Sewell,  admitted  fellow-commoner  1733  (Morant, 
Essex,  2.  273). 


1671  39 

Bastard,  John :  son  of  Otho  :  born  at  Exeter.     School :  Exeter,  under  M"^  Witten- 
hall.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Leigh  1  July  1671.     Age  17. 
B.A.  167i;  M.A.  1678. 

Lancashire,  Thomas  :  admitted  as  Lancashier :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Man- 
chester. School :  Manchester,  under  M''  Wiggins.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M''  Andrewes  6  July  1671.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Lancashire)  1674;  M.A.  1678.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1677 
Sept.  James,  the  father,  died  July  1677,  apparently  in  poor  circumstances. 
Thomas  was  the  eldest  of  four  sons.  In  1678  he  was  commissary  of  the  Court 
of  Proprietors,  Priory  and  Peculiar  of  Snaith,  Yorks.  Vicar  of  Mattersey, 
Notts.  18  Sept.  1680-85.  Vicar  of  Harworth,  Notts.  12  March  1681:  where 
he  made  his  will  27  Sept.  1718,  naming  his  lands  at  Collyhurst  in  the  parish 
of  Manchester;  prebendary  of  Southwell  (Norwell)  1704;  (South  Muskham) 
26  Sept.  1706.  Died  before  December  1718.  He  gave  £5  to  the  beautifying 
of  the  Chapel — received  1704. 

Russell,  — :  [no  Christian  name,  or  facts].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes 
7  July  1671. 

In  1673  there  is  a  similar  entry  " —  Russell."  Between  these  two,  on 
25  April  1672  there  is  the  admission  of  Edward,  son  of  Sir  Era.  Russell  of 
Chippenham.  The  two  may  be  brothers  of  Edward  (he  had  several) :  or  this 
first  entry  may  be  Edward  himself,  if  he  delayed  his  residence.  One  only  was 
in  residence  at  Mich^  1672  (Study-rents). 

Delves,  William:  son  of  William:  born  at  Knut[s]ford.    School:  Knutsford,  under 
M''  Turner.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  29  Sept.  1671.     Age  18. 
Matric''.  14  Dec.  1671.    Elder  brother  of  Job.  Delves  :  see  entry  on  June  20. 
Harrison,  James:  son  of  Peter  ("egregius  nuperhuius  Coll.  socius  et  ornamentum ") : 
born  at  Cheadle,  Cheshire.     School :  Charterhouse,  under  M"^  Watson.      Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  27  Nov.  1671.     Age  17. 

A  John  Harrison  was  matriculated  14  Dec.  1671  :  probably  there  was  but 
one  man  :  if  there  were  two,  John,  like  James,  took  no  degree.  The  James 
Harrison,  B.A.,  ordained  at  London  May  1676  was  probably  of  Oxford. 
Young,  Ralph  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Methwold,  Norfolk.  School :  Thetford, 
under  M'' Keene.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  5  Dec.  1671.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167|.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1677  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Trunch  : 
priest  1678  Sept.  Curate  of  Northwold.  Vicar  of  Lakenheath  27  Dec.  1683  : 
died  1689  (ms.  Tanner,  2.  1182). 

Felstead,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Perse,  under 
M"'  Griffith.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Eairmedow  18  Dec.  1671.     Age  15. 

B.A.  167i  ;  M.A.  1679.  Thomas,  the  father,  was  alderman  of  Cambridge 
where  he  married  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Rob.  Ball  {Genealogist,  3.  296).  The 
son  was  ordained  deacon,  London,  1677  .lune :  priest,  Norwich,  1680  June. 
Rector  of  Bodney,  Norf.  15  Feb.  168f-90.  Rector  of  Christ  Church,  South- 
wark,  and  prebendary  of  St  Paul's  (Oxgate)  16  Oct.  1691  :  held  it  till  his 
death  in  1711  (Hennessy,  42).  According  to  the  Genealogist  {ut  supra)  he  was 
"Minister  at  St  Austin's,  London"  in  1684  :  but  I  do  not  find  him. 

Langley,  Thomas : 

Matric"*.  pensioner  14  Dec.  1671.  Perhaps  B.A.  (Peterhouse)  167f.  One 
of  these  names,  of  North  Grimston,  Yorks.,  gave  five  guineas  to  the  fund  for 
the  Chapel  in  1708  :  he  was  a  tenant  of  the  Master,  D"'  Covel  who  was 
Chancellor  of  York  diocese. 

Ellis,  Thomas : 

B.A.  1674  Mid.s.     Ordained  deacon,  York,  1674  Dec.  :  priest,  168^  Feb. 


40  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Oldfield,  Joshua : 

Born  1656,  son  of  John  :  born  at  Carsington,  Derbs.  :  and  taught  by  his 
father,  who  was  ejected  thence  in  1662.  Said  to  have  studied  both  at  Lincoln, 
Oxford  and  at  Christ's — though  he  is  not  found  in  the  books  of  either  college 
— but  not  to  have  graduated  from  dislike  to  subscription.  Recei\ed  presby- 
tei'ian  ordination  18  March  1687  at  Mansfield  and  was  pastor  of  congregations 
at  Oxford  (1691),  Coventry  (1694),  London  (1699),  where  he  also  had  an 
"academy";  he  settled  this  first  at  Southwark,  then  in  Hoxton  Square, 
where  it  had  high  repute.  Intimate  with  Locke.  D.D.  of  Edinburgh  1709. 
Died  in  London  8  Nov.  1729.     (D.N.B.) 

Watson,  Edward :  admitted  as  Wattson  :  son  of  Daniel  :  born  at  Burton  on 
Trent.  School :  Burton,  under  INI"'  Hazard.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' 
Lovett  10  Jan.   167|.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Watson)  167|.  Brother  of  Daniel,  admitted  1669.  Buried  at  Great 
St  Andrew's  31  Aug.  1678. 

Villiers,  Isaac :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Barnes,  Middlesex.  School :  Repton. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M""  Lovett  10  Jan.  167i.     Age  17. 

Matric'l  4  July  1672.  Resided  till  Lady  Day "1673.  In  SUiffs.  Visitation, 
1663,  Edw.  Villers  of  Hanbury,  StaflTs.  had  a  second  son  Thomas  Villers  who 
married  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Will.  Wase  of  Datchet,  Bucks.  Their  third  son 
was  Isaac  Villers. 

Church,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Hertford.  School  :  Islington,  under 
M''  Singleton.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  2  Feb.   167i.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167f.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1676  May:  priest,  1677  Sept. 
Vicar  of  Navestock,  Essex,  16  Jan.  168^-:  resigned  before  8  June  1689. 
Rector  of  Middleton  St  Nicholas,  Sussex,  1689.  Vicar  of  Pagham  13  Nov.  1701. 
Died  23  Feb.  171?  :  buried  at  Pagham. 

Thomson,  Robert :  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Sheldon  [?  Shildon],  Durham. 
School  :  [Houghton-le-Spring],  under  M'Caunt.  Admitted  sizar  under  D"'  Wid- 
drington  29  P^eb.  167i.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Thompson)  1675  Mids.  ;  M.A.  1679.  One  (M.A.)  curate  of  Croxdale, 
Durham  1681-2  (Surtees,  4.  122). 

Ferris,  Benjamin:  admitted  as  Ferrisse:  son  of  Samuel:  born  at  Baverly 
[?  Beverley],  Yorks.  School :  Felstead,  under  M''  Glascock.  Admitted  sizar 
under  M'^  Leigh  7  March  167i.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Ferris)  167f.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1676  May.  Vicar  of 
Prittlewell,  Essex,  1  June  1678,  succeeding  Sam.  Phillibrowne  (1665);  pre- 
sented by  Tho.  Barrington  and  wife,  Henry  St  John  and  wife,  and  Daniel 
Finch  and  Essex  his  wife  (Newcourt,  2.  474).  Died  childless  April  1683  : 
will  proved  9  May  1683  by  his  widow,  Margaret  (Benton,  Hist,  of  Rochford 
Hundred). 

Chappell,  Richard :  son  of  William :  born  at  Broad  Clist,  Devon.  School : 
Broad  Clist,  under  M''  Coppleton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D"'  Widdrington 
20  March  167^.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found  :  not  in  Study-rents. 

Shaw,  James :  son  of  James :  born  at  Toiton  [Turton,  in  Bolton  parish],  Lanes. 
School :  Fielding,  under  M''  Wiggen  [1  Wigan,  under  M''  Fielding].  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Lovett  22  March  167 A.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167f.  One  James  Shaw  was  minister  of  Hindley  Chapel,  after  1662 
and  before  1698  ;  and  died  within  those  limits  of  time  :  stated  to  have  been  a 
non-conformist  at  his  death  (E.  Axon,  Esq.  from  Documents  relating  to  Hindley, 
p.  1 3).     Administration  at  Chester  1 690  of  James  Shaw  of  Hindley. 


1672  41 

Molyneux,  Francis:  admitted  as  Mollyneux  :  son  of  John  Francis,  bart.  :  born 
at  Teversall,  Notts.  School :  Laughton-[en-le-Morthen],  Yorks.,  under  M'' 
Broomhead.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Fairmedow  1  April  1672. 
Age  not  given. 

"  Matric''.  (Mulloynex)  4  July  1672  :  M.A.  {per  lit.  reg.)  1675.  Son  of  John 
(admitted  1640)  third  baronet,  by  his  wife  Lucy,  daughter  of  Alex.  Eigby  of 
Middleton,  Lanes.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  11  July  1673.  Succeeded  to  the 
baronetcy  1691.  Gave  £10  to  the  Chapel  in  1702.  Married  Diana,  daughter 
of  John  Howe  of  Langar  Castle,  Notts.  :  had  seven  sons  (of  whom  John  and 
Charles  were  admitted  here)  and  three  daughters.  Died  12  March  1742, 
aged  87.     His  brother,  John,  admitted  1677. 

Lund,  Henry :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Svostrop  [probably  Scosthorpe  near 
Malham],  Yorks.  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M''  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar 
under  M"-  Lovett,   2  April   1672.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1675  Mids.  ;  M.A.  1684,  incorporated,  Oxford,  14  July  1684. 
Ordained  deacon,  York,   1676  May:  priest,   1677  Sept. 

Larden,  Richard :  admitted  wrongly  as  Lardell :  son  of  William  :  of  Cheshire. 
School :  Bunbury,  under  M''  Hoole.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  5  April 
1672.     Age  18, 

Matric'*.  and  B.A.  (Larden)  167|.  Administration  of  property  of  Richai-d 
Larden  of  Tarvin  at  Chester  1684. 

Simcoe,  William  :  admitted  as  Symcoe  :  son  of  George  :  of  Cheshire.  School : 
Bunbury,  under  M"'  Hoole.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  5  April  1672. 
Age  19. 

Matric'i.  19  Jan.  1674:  B.A.  (Simcoe)  167|.  Vicar  of  Long  Horsley, 
Northumberland  1692  :  presented  by  Charles,  Duke  of  Somerset.  Died  in- 
testate 18  June  1714  :  administration  to  his  widow  Jane,  14  Sept.  Therefore, 
he  was  not  collated  to  Woodhorn  (as  Hodgson  says,  li.  ii.  91)  nor  did  he  die  in 
1766  aged  97  :  the  vicar  of  Woodhorn  was  another  Simcoe — perhaps  the  man 
admitted   1713.     (Information  from  J.   Ross  Robertson  of  Toronto.) 

Leigh,  John :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Stortford.  School  :  Stortford,  under 
M"'  [Nic.]  Cudworth.  Admitted  pensioner  under  his  bi'other  M''  James  Leigh 
6  April  1672.     Age  15. 

B.A.  167i;  M.A.  1679.  Fourth  and  last  of  the  sons  of  the  Head-master 
of  Stortford  (adm"*.  1614)  who  came  to  this  College.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1679  June;  licensed  to  cure  of  Gilston,  Herts.:  priest,  London, 
1679  Dec.  Vicar  of  Stanstead  Mounttichet,  Essex,  16  Oct.  1682 — till  his  death. 
Prebendary  of  Lincoln  (Welton  Beckhall)  3  July  1683  :  died  before  May  1691 
(Le  Neve,  2.  227).  Apparently  he  succeeded  another  John  Leigh  as  rector  of 
Willoughby  near  Alford,  Lines.  25  Nov.  1682.  The  brothers  were  all  short- 
lived. 

Cookson,  Timothy :  son  of  Bryan  :  born  at  Sattle  [Settle],  Yorks.  School : 
Giggleswick,  under  M'  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  12  April 
1672.     Age  18. 

B.A.  167f;  M.A.  1683.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1677  Sept.:  priest, 
1678  Sept.  Born  1654,  younger  son  of  Bryan  of  Settle  (1610-1 68i).  Pedigree 
in  Thoresby-Whitaker,  Leeds,  p.  136. 

Fowler,  Thomas :    son  of   Thomas :    born   at  Faringdon,   Berks.      Educated    by 

his  father.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Smithson  12  April  1672.      Age  17. 

B.A.  167|.     One  of  these  names,  and  B.A.,  ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1674 

March,  as  rector  of  Sheepy,  Leics.  (near  Atherstone).    His  successor,  if  Nichols 

(4.  930)  be  right,  was  appointed  1710. 


42  CHRIST'S    COLLEGE 

Wheeldon,  John :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Smithson  12  April 
1672. 

Matric".  not  found.  One  Joh.  Wheledon  "  lit[eratus]  coll.  Christi  "  was 
ordained  deacon,  London,  1680  June:  and  is  probably  entered  by  error  as 
"John  Wheel  [sic]  lit.  Coll.  Christi,"  priest,  1682  June.  He  never  appears  in 
Study-rents  :  but  his  account  of  himself  seems  to  imply  some  residence  :  perhaps 
he  paid  nothing  as  being  M''  Smithson's  personal  servant. 

Dalton,  Marmaduke  :  eldest  son  of  William,  eques  auratus  :  born  at  Hauxwell, 
[Haukswell],  Yorks.  School :  Bury  St  Edmunds,  under  M''  Leedes.  Admitted 
fellow-commoner  under  D''  Widdriiigton   16   April   1672.      Age  not  given. 

Born  19  Aug.  16.55.  Matriculated  13  Dec.  1672  :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1673. 
Son  of  Sir  Will.  Dalton  of  Haukswell  (admitted  1647)  by  his  wife  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Sir  Marmaduke  Wyvill  :  brother  of  Darcy  (1688).  Succeeded  his 
father  in  1675.  Knighted  1676.  Married  Barbara,  daughter  of  the  Hon. 
Henry  Bellasis  :  by  whom  he  had  three  daughters.  Drowned  19  Feb.  1680  : 
buried  at  Haukswell  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  914). 

Hindle,  Nathaniel :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Halifax.  School :  Halifax,  under 
M''  Doughty.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Fairmedow  23  April  1672.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  1676  Mids.  Ordained  (as  a  student  of  Divinity),  deacon,  Norwich, 
167f  March;  licensed  to  Trunch  :  priest,  1674  Feb.;  licensed  to  Beeston  St 
Lawrence.  Vicar  of  Ludliam  7  Aug.  1675.  Vicar  of  Hickling  2  Sept.  1681- 
1706  (Blometield,  5.  860).  Rector  of  Potter-Heigham  1699  {ib.  p.  865) :  these 
places  are  all  near  together. 

Reynardson,  Joseph :  admitted  as  Rhenolson :  son  of  Abraham,  eques  auratus. 
Born  at  Totnam  [Tottenham],  Midds.  School :  Felstead,  under  M''  Glascock. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  24  April  1672.     Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found.  The  father  was  a  Sir  Abraham  Reynardson  of  London 
(Le  Neve's  Knights)  knighted  5  July  1660:  unless  this  were  the  grand- 
father. Other  members  of  the  family  were  London  merchants  (Foster, 
Marriage  Licenses). 

Russell,  Edward :  son  of  Francis,  baronet :  born  at  Chipnam  [Chippenham],  Cambs. 
School :  Perse,  under  M"'  Griffith.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow 
25  April  1672.     Age  not  given. 

Matric''.  4  July  1672.  Baptised  12  Oct.  1654  at  Chippenham,  sixth  son  of 
Sir  Francis  Russell,  one  of  Cromwell's  creations,  who  died  1664.  His  mother 
was  Catharine,  daughter  of  John  Wheatley  of  Catsfield,  Sussex.  Resided  till 
Mich".  1674,  for  the  last  year  as  "Russell  senior"  in  the  Study-rents:  but 
Russell  junior  (presumably  the  one  admitted  1673)  never  appears.  See  —  Russell 
(1671). 

Rawdon,  Edward :  sou  of  George,  baronet :  born  at  Lisbon  [Lisburn],  co.  Antiim. 
School :  Kilkenny,  under  M"'  Jones.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M--  Lovett  25  April  1672.     Age  16. 

Matric''.  4  July  1 672.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1 675.  Admitted  at  the  Middle 
Temple  2  Feb.  1674.  Eldest  son  of  Sir  George  Rawdon  by  his  second  wife 
Dorothy,  eldest  daughter  of  the  second  Lord  Convv'ay,  whom  he  married  in 
1654  :  the  connexion  with  Christ's  is  doubtless  through  the  mother  or,  rather, 
her  sister  Anne,  Lady  Conwa}',  More's  friend.  Sir  George  served  with  dis- 
tinction during  the  Irish  Rebellion,  and  after  the  Restoration ;  when  he  built 
and  settled  down  at  Moira  and  was  very  influential  in  Ulster  till  his  death  in 
1684.  Edward,  the  son,  and  his  brother  John  both  died  before  their  father 
(1684),  who  was  succeeded  by  his  third  son,  Arthur,  educated  at  Dublin  (D.N.B. 
under  his  father). 


1G72  43 

Rawdon,  John:  [birth,  education  &c.,  the  same  as  Edward].  Admitted  fellow- 
commoner  under  M''  Lovett  25  April  1672.     Age  15. 

Matric'^.  13  Dec.  1672.  Resided  till  Mich.  1674.  Second  son  of  Sir  George. 
See  under  Edward.     Died  before  168i. 

Pish,  Henry  :  son  of  Humphry  :  born  at  Northill,  Beds.  School :  Sutton  [1  Sutton 
All  Saints,  near  Potton],  under  M'  Spalding.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'  Leigh  25  April  1672.     Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided  till  Mich''.  1674.  Son  of  Humphry  Fish 
(1645)  of  Ickwell,  Beds. :  last  of  the  Beds,  family  of  this  name  :  which  I  cannot 
connect  with  the  Yorkshire  branch,  also  largely  represented  here.  Admitted 
at  Gray's  Inn  25  March  1674. 

Dalton,  Samuel :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Nottingham.  School :  private,  at  Mack- 
worth,  Derbs.,  under  M'  Ogdell  [Ogden],  (vol.  i.  p.  519).  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M''  Lovett  1  May  1672.     Age  17. 

Not  found  in  Study-rents.  Pi-obably  Samuel  Dalton  of  Derby,  admitted  at 
the  Inner  Temple  19  May  1674:  Mackworth,  where  the  "silenced"  M''  Ogden 
had  his  school,  is  close  to  Derby.  John  maj'  have  been  a  cadet  of  the  Hauks- 
well  family,  many  of  whom  were  here. 

Jenison,  Matthew  :  son  of  Matthew  :  born  at  Newark.  School:  Repton.  Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M''  Leigh  1.3  May  1672.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1674.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  18  Nov.  1674. 
Probably  the  Matt.  Jenison  who  in  1717  gave  six  roods  of  land  in  the  manor 
of  Southwell  for  the  use  of  the  poor  in  the  township  of  Upton  (Bailey,  Annals 
of  Notts.  3.  1121). 

Jenison,  John  :  son  of  Matthew  :  born  at  Newark.  School :  Repton.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Leigh  13  May  1672.      Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167f ;  M. A.  1679.  Brother  of  Matthew.  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln, 
1 688  Aug.  4  :  and  rector  of  Sedgebrook,  Lines.  6  Aug.  Died  at  Sedgebrook 
29  Dec.  1714  aged  59.     M.I.  in  the  church  :  "  Memoria  iusti  est  beuedicta." 

Procter,  Anthony  :  son  of  John  :  bom  at  Newcastle.  School  :  "  Coopin  "  [?], 
under  ^NP  Garthwaite  [a  M''  Garthwaite  was  head-master  of  the  school,  New- 
castle, before  1677].  Admitted  pensioner  under  D'  Widdrington  21  May  1672. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  1675.  Was  he  nephew  of  the  Ant.  Procter  (son  of  Anthony)  of 
Newcastle,  admitted  16541  It  is  impossible  to  distinguish  the  history  of  this 
man  from  that  of  Ant.  Proctor,  admitted  ne.xt  year  :  and  there  was  a  third 
(of  St  John's)  B.A.  1668.  Perhaps  curate  of  All  Saints,  Newcastle  1697-1703, 
at  latest  (Brand,  1.  392).  Probably  one  of  the  three  was  a  member  of 
Frankland's  Academy  at  Rathmell,  admitted  7  April  1670:  dead  before  1698. 
One  was  ordained  priest,  York,  16f^  March.  One  was  master  of  Kirkby 
Stephen  school  before  1684  and  up  to  1693  at  least  (see  St  John's  Admission 
book).     One  was  rector  of  Dean,  Cumberland,  1688-1705  (Whellan,  352). 

Roos,  John :  son  of  Henry :  born  at  Sne[i]nton,  Notts.  School :  Nottingham, 
under  M"' Birch.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Fairmedovv  29  May  1672.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167|.  The  father  was,  probably,  an  elder  of  the  Nottingham 
(voluntary)  Association  (.see  Shaw,  2.  453)  after  1656.  The  son  was  ordained 
deacon,  York,  1677  Sept.  :  priest,  1679  June.  Rector  of  Widmerpool,  Notts. 
18  Nov.  1680:  and  died  before  Sept.  1704.  The  John  Roos  (M.A.)  who 
became  rector  of  Brant  Broughton,  Lines.  29  April  1689,  can  hardly  be  the 
same  :  but  I  cannot  find  another  with  whom  to  identify  him. 


44  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Lee,  Thomas :  matric'^.  John,  but  1  by  a  copyist's  error  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at 
Burton  on  Trent.  School :  Ashby-de-la-Zouch,  under  M""  Shaw.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  6  June  1672.      Age  15. 

B.A.  (Thomas)  167|^.  Thomas  Lee  of  Christ's  was  ordained  deacon,  Lich- 
field, 1677  Sept.  but  licensed  to  read  prayers  30  Aug.  [sic]  1677. 

Bradshaw,  Robert :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Brighmate  [Breightmet,  near  Bolton], 
Lanes.  School :  Bolton,  under  M''  Shaftoe.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett 
17  June  1672.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|.  Probably  rector  of  Brereton  near  Sandbach,  Cheshire,  1683: 
if  so,  he  exchanged  it  soon  for  Thurstaston,  in  Wirral,  Feb.  168|.  Died  1689 
(Ornierod-Helsby,  2.  510;  3.  94). 

Seddon,  Thomas:  sou  of  Robert:  born  at  Kersl[e]y  [near  Bolton],  Lanes.  School: 
Chowbent,  under  M''  Taylor.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  17  June  1672. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  167f.  Probably  son  of  Rob.  Seddon  (1646)  the  "silenced  minister" 
of  Langley  :  who  wandered  for  some  years  in  Lancashire,  finally  settling  at 
Bolton.  Thomas,  the  son,  settled  in  the  South  :  he  was  rector  of  East  Wittering, 
near  Chichester  10  Oct.  1679:  and  also  vicar  of  Sidlesham,  a  neighbouring 
parish,  7  May  1680.  Died  1688.  Not  to  be  confounded  with  Tho.  Seddon, 
an  Oxonian,  Canon  of  Hertford  about  the  same  time. 

Rolle,  Am.os :   son  of  John  :    born  at  Yettington  [?  Yelverton],  Devon.     School : 
Tiverton,    under   M'    Hume.      Admitted    pensioner   under   D"'   Widdrington 
22  June  1672.     Age  18.     Become  fellow-commoner,  26  June  1675. 
B.A.  167f ;  M.A.  1679. 

Mallabarr,  John  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School :  Newcastle,  under 
(1)  M''  Oxley,  (2)  M''  Garthwaite.     Admitted  sizar  under   D"'  Widdrington 

24  June  1672.     Age  19. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1679.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1678  May:  priest, 
Lincoln,  167f  March,  curate  of  "  Kilshull  "  (perhaps  Kelshall,  Herts.).  Vicar 
of  Great  Gidding,  Hunts.  12  April  1697-1714  :  also  vicar  of  Winwick,  on  the 
presentation  of  Ralph,  Earl  Montague,  May  1697  ;  had  leave  of  non-residence 
there,  August  1697. 

Boteler,  James :  second  son  of  Oliver,  armiger :  born  at  Harrold,  Beds.  School  : 
Brentwood,   under  M"^  Bernard.     Admitted   pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow 

25  June  1672.     Age  16. 

Matric'5.  (Butler)  4  July  1672  ;  M.A.  (jier  lit.  reg.)  1675.  Brother  of  William 
(1670).  Buried  in  the  chancel  of  Han-old  church  with  his  wife  Judith :  he 
died  8  Jan.  1690  {'I  169J)  in  the  36th  year  of  his  age  :  she  died  4  May  1712. 
Near  them  lie  a  son  James  (aged  27)  and  a  daughter  (aged  30)  :  they  were  a 
short-lived  race  :  Oliver  (the  father)  was  33  when  he  died.  (Harvey,  Hundred 
of  Willey,  337  :  pedigree  at  p.  10.) 

Fortescue,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :    born  at  Sperhall  [Spernall],  Warw.     Taught 
by  M"^  Grove.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Fairmedow  29  June  1672.    Age  18. 
Matric".  not  found:    his  name  in  Study-rents  till  Mich.  1673,  but  without 
charge. 

Benson,  Harvey  :  sou  of  William  :  born  in  London.    School :  Giggleswick,  under 
M''  Briggs.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  1  July  1672.    Age,  nearly  16. 
Matric''.  4  July  :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1675. 

Delaval,  John :  son  of  Ralph,  baronet :  born  at  Seaton-Delaval,  Northumb''. 
School  :  not  given.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington  3  July  1672. 
Age  not  given. 


1672  45 

Matric".  not  found  :  resided  till  Mich.  1675.  Sir  Ralph  (created  a  baronet 
1660)  married  Anne,  daughter  of  Alexander,  Earl  of  Leven.  Sir  John,  their 
fifth  son,  succeeded  his  eldest  brother  Sir  Robert,  who  died  1682  (Kimber, 
3.   176). 

Greatorex,  Isaac  :  admitted  as  Greatricks  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar 
under  M''  Fairmedow  3  July  1672. 

B.A.  (Greatorex)  167J.  Ordained  deacon  (Greatorex),  Lichfield,  1676  May: 
licensed  to  be  chaplain  of  Turnditch,  Duffield. 

Durham,  William :  admitted  as  Durrham  :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Hucklow, 
Derbs.  School :  Wirksvvorth,  under  M'  Crosedale.  Admitted  .sizar  under 
M''  Andrewes  23  Aug.   1672.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Durham)  167^.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1677  Sept.  :  priest, 
Lincoln,  1 687  May  ;  curate  of  Brampton,  Derbs.  (Not  the  rector  of  St  Mildred, 
Bread  Street  (Davy),  who  was  of  Oxford  and  incorp"*.  at  Cambridge  1676.) 

Layton,  Thom.as :  admitted  as  Laton :  son  of  Robert,  eques  auratus  :  born  at  Sexow 
[Sexhowe  in  Cleveland],  Yorks.  Taught  by  M''  Denton  at  Newton  Grange 
[called  East  Newton,  near  York,  in  St  John's  Adtn".  hook\  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  7  Sept.   1672.     Age  15. 

Matric''.  (Layton)  13  Dec.  1672.  A  Rob.  Layton  born  1625,  was  son  of 
Robert  of  West  Layton,  Yorks.  (Dugdale,  Vis^'-.  1665).  Appears  (without  charge) 
for  three  half-3rears  :  perhaps  only  in  residence  one  term.  Tho.  Laton,  son  of 
Sir  Robert,  was  buried  at  Hutton  Rudby,  7  Oct.  1678  (Ord,  Cleveland,  473). 

Pudsey,  Ambrose  :  son  of  Ambrose,  armiger  :  born  at  Bolton  Hall,  Yorks.  School : 
not  given.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  7  Sept.  1672.  Age  not  given. 
Matric"*.  13  Dec.  1672.  Son  of  Ambrose  Pudsey  and  his  wife  Jane,  daughter 
of  Sir  Tho.  Davison  of  Blakiston,  Durham.  The  father,  Ambrose,  was  Colonel 
of  a  regiment  of  foot  for  the  wapentakes  of  Staincliffe  and  Ewcrosse  :  died 
before  1680.  Admitted  14  Nov.  1682  at  Gray's  Inn  as  of  Bolton  and  Barforth 
(which  latter  he  sold).  Sheriff  of  Yorks.  1683  and  1693.  Married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Henry  Marsden  of  Winnington  by  whom  he  had  five  sons  (the 
second  an  Ambrose  who  succeeded  him)  and  three  daughters.  He  was  one 
of  the  "  Gentlemen  Justices "  who  made  answer  to  the  interrogations  re- 
specting the  election  to  Parliament  in  1688.  His  answer  at  Skipton  14  Aug. 
was  "  I  shall  give  my  vote  for  such  persons  as  are  of  untainted  loyalty. 
I  always  lookt  upon  those  laws  which  punished  men  for  meer  conscience  to  be 
severe,  and  am  desirous  to  live  friendly  with  all  men."  To  this  answer  the 
King  could  take  no  exception.  Buried  at  Bolton  7  May  1716  {Genealogist 
N.S.   20.  20). 

Bradley,  Stephen :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Alcester,  Warwick.  Taught  by 
M''  [Hen.]  Teouge  [rector  of  Alcester,  adm.  1639].  Admitted  sizar  under 
M''  Fairmedow  28  Sept.   1672.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167|.  Ordained  priest,  Worcester,  167|  March  ;  licensed  to  cure  of 
Harrington. 

Lyddell,  George :  son  of  Thomas,  eques  auratus  :  born  at  Ravensworth  Castle, 
Durham.  School :  Morpeth,  under  M"'  Spinck.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
D"-  Widdrington  21  Oct.   1672.     Age  17. 

Matric".  13  Dec.  1672.  Born  21  May  1655:  son  of  Sir  Thomas  Lyddell 
(164  J)  of  Ravensworth  by  his  wife  Anna,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Vane  of 
Raby  Castle.  He  was  placed  in  1669  (the  first  pupil  at  the  Academy)  under 
the  care  of  Ri.  Frankland  at  Rathmell— a  fact  which  D''  Widdrington  did  not 
know,  or  did  not  mention.  He  was  alive  in  1697.  Died  uimiarried  (Surtees, 
2.  213). 


46  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Batt,  Michael :  son  of  Michael :  born  at  Monkton-Deverell,  Wilts.  School  : 
Salisburj',  under  M''  Taylor.  Admitted  at  Lincoln  College,  O.xford  1671 
[14  July]:  at  Christ's,  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  18  Nov.  1672.  Age  18. 
B.A.  1674;  M.A.  1678.  Ordained  priest,  Norwich,  167|- Feb.  :  licensed 
to  Ellingham,  Norfolk.  Rector  of  Mannington  10  Oct.  1678.  Preacher  at 
St  James',  Bury  St  Edmunds,  ca.  1686-1703.  Rector  of  Chelmsford  22  May 
1696.     Author  of  a  Visitation  Semnon  on  i  Cor.  iv.  21,  preached  5  May  1686. 

Robartes,  Charles :    son  of  John,  Lord  Robartes  of  Truro :   born  at  Landibrook 

[Lanhydrock,  near  Bodmin].    School:  not  given.    Admitted  nobleman  ("nobilis 
accepit  hospes  ")  under  M''  Lovett  26  Nov.  1672.      Age  not  given. 

Matric'*.  19  March  167|.  Youngest  son  of  John,  second  Loi-d  Robartes  of 
Truro,  by  his  second  marriage:  brother  of  Francis  (1663):  and  half  brother 
of  John  (1648)  of  Robert  (1648)  and  of  Hender  (1650).  Died  unmarried. 
(Burke,  IJxt.  Bar.  444.) 

*Cudworth,  John :  son  of  Ralph  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Stortford,  under 
M'^  [Jer.]  Cudworth.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  24  Dec.  1672. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  167|- ;  M.A.  1680.  Son  of  the  Master  by  his  wife  Damaris  Andrewes: 
his  tutor  was  his  half-brother.  Elected  Fellow  before  Xmas  1678  succeeding 
Tho.  Burnet.  Ordained  deacon  and  priest,  Lincoln,  (at  Buckden)  1.5  July  1684. 
Was  Greek  lecturer  1687  and  1688,  and  was  at  least  occasionally  resident :  he 
had  one  pupil  in  1680  and  one  in  1692  :  but  he  probably  sat  lightly  on  the 
College.  Senior  Dean  1690.  His  father  left  him  copyhold  lands  in  Suffolk 
which  he  enjoyed  from  1688.  His  fellowship  was  declared  void  27  Jan.  169^ 
"by  reason  of  his  having  an  estate,"  i.e.  freehold  lands  at  Southwold,  Beding- 
tield,  Reddington  and  Allington,  I  presume  after  his  mother's  death.  He 
resided  at  Southwold,  where  he  spent  his  time  bemoaning  his  lot  and  com- 
plaining of  his  relatives — other  Cudworths.  He  died  9  Sept.  1726,  leaving  to 
his  nephew  Francis  Cudworth  Masham,  an  estate  of  £500  a  year.  From 
information  received  from  J.  Cudworth  Whitebrook,  Esq.,  I  gather  that  toward 
the  end  of  his  life  he  was  of  doubtful  sanity. 

Jackson,  Thomas :    son    of   Thomas :    born   at   Leeds.     School :    Leeds,    under 

M''  Gilbert.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Faii'medow  4  March  167|.    Age  16. 

B.A.   167i.     Ordained  deacon,  London,  167|-  Feb.     One  of  these  names 

was  vicar  of  Albury,   Herts.    1693,  till  his  death  before  April   1724.     (Cus- 

sans  I.  ii.  169.) 

Morrice,  Robert :  admitted  as  Morris  :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Barley,  Yorks. 
School :  Leeds,  under  M"'  Gilbert.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow 
4  March  167|.     Age  16. 

Matric'^.  and  B.A.  1676  Mids.  (as  Morrice). 

Maude,  Jonathan :  also  spelt  Mawde :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  7  March 
167f.      [Tutor  &c.  not  given.] 

B.A.  (Mawde)  167f ;  M.A.  1680.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1680  Sept. 
He  probably  belonged  to  the  Halifax  family.  A  Jonathan  Maude  died  at 
Halifax  1  Aug.  1686.  Also  a  Doctor  Jonathan  Maude  of  Halifax  died  in 
1684  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  625):  he  had  a  son  John  who  entered  Oxford  1670: 
and  he  may  have  sent  another  (this  Jonathan)  to  Cambridge. 

Power,  Henry :  son  of  John :  born  at  Halifax.  School :  Pontefract,  under 
M"'  Swift.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  9  April  1673.     Age  17. 

Matric"*.  8  April  1674.  Probably  a  relative,  pei-haps  nephew,  of  Hen. 
Power  (1641),  physician  of  Halifax. 


1673  47 

Pinney,  John :  admitted  as  Penny  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bettescomb  [Bettis- 
combe],  Somerset  [Dorset].  School :  Axrainster,  under  M''  Barber.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  9  April  1673.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.  Born  1654,  son  of  John  Pinney,  clerk,  of  Broad- 
winsor,  brother  of  Azariah  Pinney :  not  given  in  the  Pinney  pedigree  in 
Burke.  The  father  was  a  Puritan,  who  accepted  the  Parliamentary  conditions 
and  was  appointed  vicar  of  Broad  winsor  :  he  was  ejected  in  1661.  A  son, 
Azariah,  joined  the  Monmouth  rebellion,  was  ransomed  from  personal  servi- 
tude, went  to  Nevis  and  became  a  successful  sugar  planter  there.  John 
Pinney  (the  father)  died  at  Bettisconibe  in  1705.  His  son,  our  man,  died 
1679.  M.I.  to  the  two  in  Bettiscombe  Church.  (Information  from  the  Rev. 
Frank  Penny.) 

Anger,  John  :  [no  facts  of  any  kind  given]. 

Hall,  Edmund :  son  of  Martin  :  [but  the  birth-place  not  given].  Educated  for 
four  years  at  Edinburgh  University.  Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdring- 
ton  14  April  1673.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.  Perhaps  uncle  of  Edward  and  Martin  Hall  admitted 
1695^:  they  were  of  Apsley  Guise,  Beds.  Appears  as  M''  Hall,  i.e.  a  fellow- 
commoner,  before  Lady  Day  1675  :  when  he  ceased  to  reside. 

Buck,  John  :  son  of  John  :   born  at  Darnbrook.      School  :   Horton  [Halton]  Gill 
[in  Littondale,  Craven],  under  M''  Hargrave.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Bolton 
14  April  1673.     Age  19. 
Matric-i.  3  July  1673. 

Proctor,  Anthony :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Tawler  [?],  Yorks.     School :  Har- 
dicker  [?  Hardwick,  near  Pontefract],  Yorks.     Admitted  sizar  to  M'^  Tui-ner 
(surety  M"'  Lovett)  \i(1)  April  1673.     Age  not  given. 
B.A.  1676  Mids.     See  under  Ant.  Procter  (1672). 

Winn,  Richard :  son  of  Richard,  armiger  :  born  in  London.  School :  St  Paul's, 
under  (1)  M''  Crumbleholme,  (2)  M''  Gale.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M''  Andrewes  26  April  1673.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided  till  about  June  1676.  Admitted  at  the 
Inner  Temple  3  Oct.  1676 — unless  he  be  the  man  of  the  same  name  admitted 
there  4  Dec.  1673 — this  one  was  of  St  Martin  in  the  Fields.  One  of  these  I 
take  to  be  the  Ri.  Wynn  who  was  Serjeant-at-law  1710,  and  M.P.  for  Boston 
1708-22  :  possibly  he  was  also  eldest  son  of  Ri.  Wynne,  of  Guisborough, 
Yorks.  who  died  1653  and  left  to  his  eldest  son  Richard  £700  either  at  the 
age  of  25,  or  when  he  shall  have  served  his  ajjprenticeship  and  be  made  a 
freeman  of  the  City  of  London  :  his  third  son  John  to  have  £100  on  like 
conditions  (Yoi-ksh.  IRWs,  9.  66).  He  gave  £21.  10s.  to  the  beautifying  of  the 
Chapel  in  1702. 

Nichols,  John:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  26  April  1673.  [Status  and  tutor 
omitted.] 

B.A.  1671;  M.A.  1681.  One  John  ISTichols  was  vicar  of  "Dichalling" 
[Ditchling],  Sussex  20  July  1692.  One,  perhaps  the  same,  was  vicar  of 
Sheldwick,  near  Faversham,  Kent,  1703-14  :  rector  of  Fordwich,  Canterbury, 
1714  {Arch.  Cant.  18.  300). 

Brunning,  Benjamin :  son  of  Benjamin :  born  at  Ipswich.  School :  Wood- 
bridge.      Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  2  May  1673.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1674'  ;  M.A.  1681.  The  father,  I  presume,  was  the  Ben.  Brunning, 
Fellow  of  Jesus,  who  was  rector  of  Great  Waldingfield,  Sutiblk  (JVorir.  Jieg''.), 
and  ejected  from  Ipswich  in  1662  (Calamy-Palmer,  2.  428).     Benjamin,  the 


48  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

son,  was  ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1679  Dec. :  priest,  16|^  March.  Pre- 
sented by  Dean  Honywood  to  the  vicarage  of  Edwinstowe,  Notts.  5  April 
1680:  resigned  1682.  Vicar  of  St  Mary-le-Wigford,  Lincoln,  2  May  1681: 
which  he  ceded  before  6  March  1685.  After  this  he  does  not  reappear  in  the 
Lincoln  diocese.  I  suppose  that  it  was  the  father  who  was  buried  in  Ipswich 
parish  church,  with  his  wife  and  daughter,  in  1688  (Clarke,  Ipsivich,  305). 

Peach,  John :  son  of  William :  born  at  "  oppidum  Cestrense "  [Chichester], 
Sussex.  School  :  not  given.  Admitted,  after  keeping  four  terms  at  New  Inn 
Hall  (Novi  Hospitii  Aula),  Oxford,  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes  4  May  1673. 
Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found  :  not  in  Study-rents.  He  possibly  came  to  Cambridge 
for  a  while,  but  before  he  was  of  standing  for  a  degree  returned  to  Oxford  ; 
where  John  Peche,  son  of  Will,  of  Chiche.ster,  gent.,  matriculated  22  March 
167-1- ;  B.A.  1675;  M.A.  1678  :  admitted  (as  Pechey)  licentiate  of  the  College 
of  Physicians  1684  (Munk,  1.  433  :  Al.  Ox.  1135). 

Staples,  Samuel :  son  of  Samuel  :  born  at  Willesley,  Derbs.  School :  Ashby-de- 
la-Zouch,  under  M'  Shaw.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Andrewes 
29  May  1673.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found.  Sam.  Staples,  the  father,  was  admitted  1649.  The 
son  was  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  23  June  1675,  as  of  Nottingham,  gent. 

Feme,  Joseph :  admitted  as  Pearn  :  son  of  George :  born  at  Fairfield,  Derbs. 
School :  Ashby-de-la-Zouch,  under  M''  Shaw.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  An- 
drewes 29  May  1673.     Age  19. 

B.A.  (Feme)  167| ;  M.A.  1680.  Ordained  (as  Jos.  Feme  of  Hope)  deacon, 
Lichfield,  1677  Sept. :  priest,  1679  June.  Probably  curate  of  Baslow,  Derbs. 
1678-81.  Rector  of  Matlock  1688-1716,  when  he  died.  (Cox,  Derhs. 
churches,   2.   526.) 

Willson,  Edmund  :  son  of  Nicholas  :  of  Norfolk.      School  :  Holt,  under  M''  Bain- 
bridge.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  29  May  (?)  1673.     Age  18. 
Matric".  not  found  :  not  in  Study-rents. 

Foxcroft,  Richard  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Thornton,  Yorks.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale.      Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  29  iMay  (1)  1673.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167^-.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1679  June:  priest,  168f  Feb.  Pos- 
sibly one  of  Ri.  Frankland's  pupils  from  20  June  1674  :  but  he  cannot  have 
been  absent  from  Cambridge  more  than  a  year.  Perhaps  rector  of  Hoole, 
Lanes.  :  presented  in  1686  by  James  II:  held  it  till  1701  when  he  resigned. 
(Croston-Baines,  4.  138.) 

Brown,   Thomas :    son    of   John :    of   Yorkshire.     School :    Giggleswick,    under 
M"-  Briggs.     Admitted  .sizar  under  M"-  Lovett  29  May  (?)  1673.     Age  16. 
Matric**.  3  July  1673.     See  Tho.  Brown  of  1671  (page  35). 

AUgood,  Bartholomew:  son  of  Lansler  [sic = Lancelot] :  born  at  Haxum [Hexham], 
Northumberland.  Educated  at  Hexham  by  M'^  Rechell  [Ritschell,  vicar]. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  7  June  1673.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1676  Mids.  Younger  brother  of  Major  (1659),  and  son  of  Lancelot, 
the  bailifl"  of  Hexham.  Ordained  priest,  Norwich,  1677  Sept.  Presented  to 
Wiggenhall  St  Garmond  [Germans],  Norfolk,  4  Sept.  1677.  Rector  of  Ash- 
wicken,  near  Lynn,  26  Jan.  16g-^1716  (Blomefield,  4.  472). 

Munford,  Richard :  son  of  Augustine :  born  in  London.  School :  Hackney, 
under  M"^  Batchelour.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Lovett  12  June  1673. 
Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found  :  neither  does  he  appear  in  Study-rents. 


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Baxter,  Edward  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Carl(e)ton,  Lines.  School :  Lincoln. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Smithson  13  June  1673.  Age  20.  A  fellow- 
couniioner  26  June  1675. 

B.A.  1676  Mids.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1676  Sept.  :  prie.st,  York, 
168^  Feb.     Rector  of  Dinnington  near  Rotherham  28  Feb.   168f. 

Hearn,  —  :  [no  facts  at  all]. 

Goodwin,  Samuel :  son  of  Samuel  :  born  at  Little  Eaton,  Derbs.  School : 
Derby,  under  M"'  Matthews.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett.  [No 
date,  or  age,  given.] 

Matric*.  8  April  1674.  Perhaps  son  of  Sam.  Goodwin  (1635).  One  Sam. 
Goodwin,  clerk,  curate  of  St  Mary,  Whitechapel  11  Dec.  1674.  One  rector  of 
Stone,  Kent  Aug.  1681,  collated  by  the  Bishop:  but  perhaps  of  Wadham, 
Oxford.     (.1/.   Ox.  585.) 

Midford,   —  :   [no  facts  at  all]. 

Perhaps  a  brother  of  Will.  Midford,  admitted  1669.  A  —  Midford  a})pears 
in  Study-rents  among  M"'  Fairmedow's  pupils  till  Lady  Day  1675. 

Wood,  —  :   [no  facts  at  all]. 

Russell,  — :  [no  Christian  name,  or  other  facts].  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M^  Fairmedow  16  Oct.  1673. 

See  —  Russell,  admitted  1671. 

Edgley,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  "  foronovii "  [Newmarket],  in  the  Suffolk 
quarter  of  the  town.  School :  Bradley,  Suffolk,  under  M"'  Billingsley.  Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  1  Nov.  1673.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Edgely)  167|;  M.A.  (Edgley)  1682.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1679  Dec.  :  priest,  Norwich,  168|  March.  Probably  rector  of  Stradishall, 
Suffolk  1701.     Died  1733,  and  was  buried  there. 

Cudworth,  Charles: 

First  found  in  the  Lambeth  Register  30  July  1681  where  he  describes  him- 
self as  M.A.  of  Christ's  College,  [aged]  over  24  years,  and  as  being  "by  the 
locall  statutes  of  the  College  obliged  to  be  in  full  Orders,  petitions  his  Grace 
for  his  licence  or  faculty  whereby  he  may  be  eaabled  to  receive  the  Holy 
Orders  of  Deacon  and  Priest  at  one  and  the  same  time  from  any  Bishop." 
The  petition  was  granted.  There  is  no  record  of  any  Cha.  Cudworth  as  M.A., 
or  of  Christ's,  still  less  as  a  Fellow,  who  alone  could  be  bound  in  this  matter 
by  the  statutes.  The  simplest  explanation  is  that  this  Cha.  Cudworth  made 
a  false  representation.  He  may  be  a  son  of  the  Master  and  admitted  between 
Mich.  1677  and  Mich.  1678  for  which  time  the  Adm.  Book  is  blank  :  but  he 
never  graduated.  If  he  was  not  ordained,  he  cannot  be  the  S(m  of  D''  Cud- 
worth, of  immoral  life,  who  applied  (as  recorded  by  Bishop  Sherlock)  for 
a  prebend  of  Westminster,  and  was  refused.  But  he  is  probably  the  Cha. 
Cudworth  who  appears  in  India  in  1683.  This  is  his  record.  "Factory 
Records,  Kasinbazar  III.  Diary  for  Aug.  1683:  Sunday,  19th:  M"^  Cha. 
Cudworth  arrived  from  Maulda,  who  is  ordered  to  reside.  Diary  for  Feb. 
168| :  M''  Cha.  Cudworth  was  married  to  the  widow  M''^  Mary  Prickman, 
daughter  of  M''  Cole  deceased,  and  formerly  wife  to  M''  Jonathan  Prickman, 
second  of  Maulda  :  the  marriage  was  solemnised  by  M''  Joh.  Hayes  after  the 
manner  of  the  Church  of  England.  (Undated,  but  probably  12  Feb.)  Diary 
for  March  168-^  :  Wedne.sday  19  :  M"'  Cha.  Cudworth,  3rd  of  Council,  departed 
this  life  last  night  about  midnight,  having  been  a  long  time  sick  of  a  flux." 
A  M'^  John  Haynes  (?)  married  his  widow  (J.  C.  W.).  Presumably  this 
Charles  is  the  brother  of  Damaris,  Lady  Masham,  Ralph's  daughter,  of  whom 


50  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

John  Locke  heard  at  Oates,  while  living  there  with  Lady  Masham  and  to 
whom  he  wrote  27  April  1683  (see  King's  Life  and  Correspondence  of  Locke, 
2.  17),  beginning  "  Tho'  you  are  got  quite  to  the  other  side  of  the  world, 
yet  you  ceese  not  to  make  new  acquaintance  here :  and  the  character  you  have 
left  behind  you  makes  your  acquaintance  to  be  sought  after  to  the  remotest 
parts  of  the  earth."  Locke  continues  that  he  has  observed  Lady  Masham  to 
speak  of  her  brother  "  with  more  tenderness  and  concern  than  all  the  rest  of 
the  world  "  :  and  as  she  is  so  good  a  judge  he  feels  that  her  brother's  friend- 
ship is  not  the  least  favour  she  has  done  him.  It  should  be  noted,  however, 
that  the  name  of  the  brother  is  not  given  by  Locke  :  JVI"'  Fox  Bourne  (Life  of 
Locke,  1.  •i74)  says  it  was  written  to  Thomas  Cudworth,  "  a  son  of  the  Master," 
I  do  not  know  on  what  evidence.  He  adds  "'  Young  Cudworth  was  a  Fellow 
of  Christ's  College,  who  at  the  close  of  1679  had  obtained  a  seven  years  dis- 
pensation, extended  in  1686  for  another  seven  years  in  order  that  he  might 
visit  and  reside  in  India."  Now  a  Thomas  Cudworth  was  Fellow  but  only 
from  1685  to  1687  :  he  was  son,  not  of  Ralph,  but  of  John,  the  girdler,  of 
London,  Ralph's  brother ;  therefore  cousin,  not  brother,  to  Damaris  Masham  : 
therefore  Locke's  letter  is  certainly  not  to  him.  It  is  possible  that  Ralph 
also  had  a  son  Thomas:  he  may  have  been  the  Thomas  M.A.  1682  (whom 
see,  page  70)  :  there  is  evidence  from  the  Study-i'ents  that  there  were  two 
Cudworths  in  residence  at  the  same  time  :  see  under  Tho.  Cudworth,  page  64. 
I  have  been  unable  to  find  the  dispensations  in  the  Ccd.  Doin.  State  Papers  to 
which  M"'  Fox  Bourne  alludes  :  but  whatever  thej'  be,  they  cannot  alter  the 
facts  given  above.  I  think  there  can  be  little  doubt  that  Locke  wrote  to 
Charles  Cudworth :  Lady  Masham  may  have  had  insight  into  the  real 
character  of  a  brother,  who  on  other  evidence  seems  to  have  been  quite 
unsatisfactory.  A  Rob.  Cudworth,  son  of  Charles,  was  admitted  in  1699  :  it  is 
natural  to  guess  that  he  was  a  posthumous  son  of  this  Charles  :  if  so  he  was 
barely  15  at  admission  :  whereas  the  age  given  is  17  :  but  that  proves  little. 

Atkinson,  — :  [no  Christian  name  or  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under 
M--  Lovett  12  Feb.   167f. 

B.A.  (Peter  Atkinson)  167f.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1678  Dec. :  priest, 
16j^  March.  Perhaps  the  Peter  Atkinson  B.A.  licensed  to  preach  at  Dunsby 
near  Bourne,  Lines.  6  May  1684. 

Pybus,  Robert :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Thrisk  [Thirsk],  Yorks.  School :  St  Paul's, 
under  M''  Gale  ("  doctor  celeber  ").  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Andrewes 
18  Feb.  167f.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|-.  John  Pybus  of  Thirsk  (1623-73)  married  Anne  Wilson,  also  of 
Thirsk.  Their  third  sou,  Robert,  was  born  Aug.  1654  [sic].  Died  Nov.  1683. 
(Hutchins,  Dorset,  2.  237.) 

Nightingale,  Robert :  son  of  Thomas,  baronet :  born  at  Great  Bookham,  Surrey. 
School:  Stortford,  under  (1)  M''  Cudworth,  (2)  INl''  Conway.  Admitted  fellow- 
commoner  under  M''  Leigh  11  March  167|.     Age  16. 

Robert  Nightingale,  son  of  Sir  Thomas,  of  Langley,  Essex,  was  admitted 
at  Gray's  Inn  14  Nov.  1676.  Grandson  (?)  of  the  Sir  Thomas  who  was  created 
1628  and  built  Clavering  Park  (so  Morant). 

Crompton,  John :  admitted  as  Crumpton  :  [father  not  given]  :  born  in  London. 
School  :  St  Paul's,  under  (1)  M"'  Crumbleholme  "6  fx.aKapiTri's,  6  Trdvv"  [he  died 
1672],  (2)  M"-  Gale.  Admitted  sizar  under  M--  Turner  28  March  1674.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  (Crompton)  167|^.  Probably  the  John  Crompton,  of  Christ's,  of 
20  years'  practice  in  physic,  said  to  be  of  12  years'  standing,  who  received  the 
degree  of  D''  in  Physic  (Lambeth)  26  Nov.  1701  {Lamh.  Reg''.). 


1674  51 

Browne,  Edward :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Milton,  Leics.  School  :  Milton,  under 
M''  Daffey.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  An(h-ewes  1  April  1674-.      Age  18. 

B.A.  167|-.  One  of  these  names  resigned  the  rectory  of  Waltham-on-the- 
Wolds,  Leics.  before  May  1692.  One  was  vicar  of  Thorpe  Arnold,  16  June 
1693.  One  was  vicar  of  "  Hanningdown  alias  West  Wycombe"  Bucks. 
20  Feb.   17 If 

Sumpner,  Samuel :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Black  Notley,  Essex.  School : 
Felstead,  under  M'' Glascock.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Lovett  16  April  1674. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  167|. 

Fenton,   William :    son   of   William :    born   at   Leeds.      School :    Leeds,    under 
M''  Gilbert.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  25  April  1674.     Age  17. 
Matric"*.  9  July  1674  :  resided  till  June  or  Mich.  1675. 

Ixem,  Thomas  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Burton-Lazars,  Leics.  School :  Laughton- 
[en-le-Morthen],  Yorks.,  under  M"'  Bromhead.  Admitted  sizar  under  D"'  More 
(surety  M''  Lovett)  28  April  1674.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|-.  Perhaps  son  of  John  Ixem,  admitted  1636  (who  was  beneficed 
for  a  short  time  in  Northants.),  and  brother  of  John  (1670).  Tho.  Ixem 
(described  as  M.A.,  probably  by  error)  was  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1679 
June,  and  licensed  to  cure  of  Clavering,  Essex:  priest,  1681  Dec,  licensed  to 
Great  Munden.  Vicar  of  Helpston  1682-1702.  Rector  of  Folkingham,  Lines, 
(patron  Ri.  Wynn,  armiger,  perhaps  the  man  admitted  1673)  10  Nov.  1702: 
buried  there  3  March  172^. 

Naylour,  Charles  :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Wakefield.     School :  Wakefield,  under 
M"'  Baskerville.     Admitted  pensioner  [tutor  not  given]  1  May  1674.     Age  15. 
Matric-i.  (Nailour)  9  July  1674  :  resided  till  Mich.  1676. 

Ward,  Richard:  son  of  John:  born  at  Sheering,  Essex.  School:  Stortford,  under 
M'  Conway.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Leigh  8  May  1674.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167|-;  M.A.  1681.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1678  Dec:  priest, 
London,  1680  Dec.  Rector  of  Ingoldsby  in  succession  to  Mich.  Selby  who 
was  buried  Jan.  1684  :  presented  by  D''  Henry  More  1684  :  died  rector  before 
March  172|^ :  but  seems  not  to  have  resided  later  than  1707.  He  was  also  rector 
of  Belton,  six  miles  distant,  14  Dec.  1710-1724  (Tumor's  Grantham,  p.  98)  by 
dispensation  from  Lambeth,  on  the  presentation  of  Dame  Alice  Brownlow. 
Author :  Life  of  Henry  More :  but  the  life  contains  nothing  which  bears 
on  the  life  of  the  writer. 

Iver,  Elnathan  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Brandford  [Brentford],  Midds.  School : 
Thistleworth  [Isleworth],  under  M''  Willis.  Admitted  sizar  under  M^  Turner 
9  May  1674.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1677  Mids.  One  E.  Ivor  ordained  priest,  Chichester,  1708  Sept. 
Vicar  of  Ditchling,  Sussex  10  Aug.  1715-1721,  when  he  died.  Also  vicar 
of  Wivelsfield  1718  till  his  death.  Will  dated  19  June  1721:  apparently 
unmarried,  as  he  mentions  only  three  sisters.  Desired  to  be  buried  at  the 
N. W.  side  of  the  church  "  in  the  out-bounds  of  the  rock,  with  as  little 
company  and  charge  as  possible."  Died  30  July  1721,  age  66.  M.I.  outside 
west  door  of  the  church  :  but  in  the  parish  register  he  is  given  as  buried  Oct.  2 
(probably  by  error  for  Aug.  2).  (Inform",  from  Rev.  F.  C.  Norton,  vicar.) 
Whether  he  was  ordained  late  in  life,  or  only  deferred  his  priest's  orders  to  the 
age  of  53  cannot  be  decided. 

Legard,  Zachary:  son  of  Robert:  born  at  Scarborough.  Educated  at  Helmsley 
by  his  brother  Charles  [of  Sidney].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  9  May 
1674.     Age  16. 

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52  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  1680.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1680  Sept.  :  priest,  1682  June. 
I  cannot  connect  him  with  the  Legards  of  Ganton,  Yorks.,  E.R.  (pedigree 
in  Genealogist,  N.S.  22)  :  but  two  sons  of  Sir  John  of  Ganton,  Thomas  and 
William,  were  admitted  here  April  1677. 

Lancaster,  Timothy :  "  Colonus  Trinitoniensis  qui  plura  desiderat "  [no  more 
facts].     Admitted  sizar  [tutor  not  given]   20   May  1674. 

Matric".  not  found,  here  or  elsewhere.  B.A.  1674  Mids.,  having  kept  his 
terms  before  admission  here.  "  Trinitoniensis  "  seems  formed  on  the  analogy 
of  Oxoniensis  :  so  perhaps  he  was  of  Trin.  Coll.  Dublin  :  the  last  words,  and 
the  absence  of  further  data  (which  it  would  be  natural  to  give,  if  of  Trin.  Coll. 
Cambridge)  point  the  same  way.  Possibly  he  was  vicar  of  "  Aykesgarth  " 
[Aysgarth,  Yorks.],  March  168|  on  the  presentation  of  Trinity  College, 
Cambridge. 

Willey,  Edward:  son  of  Edward:  born  at  Hulme  [?],  Yorks.  School:  Danby 
[Wiske],  under  M''  Smelt.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  22  May  1674. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1681.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1678  Sept.:  priest,  1679 
Sept.  Vicar  of  SherrifF  Hutton  (north  of  York)  15  April  1700.  Buried  there, 
at  the  age  of  81  [sic]  after  an  incumbency  of  34  years  [sic],  10  Dec.  1735  : 
"God  grant  that  we  may  live  and  dye  like  him  "  is  added  to  the  entrj'  in  the 
register. 

Ward,   James :    son  of  William :   born  at  Settle.     School  :    Giggleswick,   under 
M''  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  23  May  1674.     Age  19. 
B.A.  167|.     Ordained  deacon,  York,  1678  Sept.  :  priest,  168|  March. 

Bernard,  Daniel:  admitted  as  Barnard :  son  of  Daniel :  born  at  Burntwood  [Brent- 
wood], Essex.  School :  Brentwood,  under  M''  Bernard,  his  father.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Lovett  26  May  1674.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  (Bernard)  9  July  1674.  Seems  to  have  resided  till  Lady  Day  1 675, 
and  his  name  is  in  Study-rents,  without  charge,  for  a  year  longer.  Daniel,  the 
father,  was  licensed  to  teach  grammar  at  South  Weal(d),  Essex  in  1661. 

Golty,  Samuel :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Hutton,  Essex.  School :  Brentwood, 
under  M''  Bernard.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  26  May  1674. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  167|^.  Richard,  the  father,  was  minister  of  Hutton  near  Brentwood 
in  1648  and  rector  of  Bradwell  24  June  1673.  A  Sam.  Golty,  rector  of 
St  Clement's,  Ipswich,  and  of  Dennington  till  his  death  in  1683,  was  of 
St  Catharine's  and  possibly  uncle  of  our  Samuel  :  who  was  ordained  deacon, 
London,  1679  Dec. 

Park,  Laurence  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Waberthwaite,  Cumberland.  School  : 
Kendal,  under  M"^  Jackson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"' Lovett  28  May  1674. 
Age  21. 

B.A.  1678  Mids.  One  of  these  names  was  rector  of  Barton  St  Andrew, 
Norfolk,  1689-1716  :  and  also  vicar  of  Wiggenhall  St  Mary,  till  his  death  in 
1716.  (Blomefield,  4.  52,  767.)  The  praelector  (John  Turner)  gives  the 
following  incoherent  account  of  M"'  Park's  entrance  at  (and,  apparently,  his 
first  exit  from)  Cambridge.  "  Academiam  pauper  adiit,  sed  tempore  quo 
diuit(is),  (at  end  of  line)  haereditatem  (?  verb  omitted)  eodem  animo  quo 
theatrum  ille  qui  ideo  venerat  tantum  ut  exiret,  nam  uatus  annos  21  et  quod 
excurrit,  quod  erat  opinor  temporis  non  plane  nihil,  saltern  si  anni  tarn  longi  sunt 
in  Borea  degentibus  quam  sunt  miliaria,  quum  sizatoribus  dedisset  nomen 
sponsore  magistro  Lovett,  eosdera  calceos  itineris  utriusque  comites  mira  celeri- 
tate  domum  repertavit."     He  finally  declared  for  life  in  the  south  ! 


1674  53 

Siinger,  John  :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  30  May  1674. 

Perhaps  third  son  of  Tempest  Siinger  of  Catlovv,  Yorks.,  and  brother  of 
Nic.  Siinger  admitted  1670.      Not  found  in  Study-rents. 

Barwick,  William :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  30  May  1674. 

Matric''.  pensioner  9  Julj'  1674:  B.A.  167|.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1678  Dec. 

Bean,  John  :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  West  Stanley  [near  Wakefield],  Yorks. 
Taught  by  M''  Wright.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  30  May  1674. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Beane)  167|.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1679  June:  priest,  Sept. 
Rector  of  Brandsby  near  Gilling,  Yorks.  1682;  which  he  held  till  his  death 
more  than  50  years  later.  He  was  buried  15  Nov.  1733,  and  Ann,  presumably 
his  wife,  on  26  December  of  the  same  year.  Baptisms  of  one  daughter  (Anna) 
and  four  sons,  John,  George,  William  and  Thomas,  occur  between  1694  and 
1705  (Rev.  W.  M.  Scott,  vicar). 

Poynton,  Ellis :  or  Elias  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Little  Huckley  [Hucklow,  in 
Hope  parish],  Derbs.  School ;  Dronfield,  under  M''  Mason.  Admitted  sizar 
under  M''  Andrewes  1  June  1674.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Elias)  1677  Mids.  Brother  of  John,  admitted  1666:  the  father 
Edward,  died  1674,  and  was  buried  at  Hope.  Ordained  (Elias)  deacon, 
Lichfield,  1677  Sept.  ;  priest,  York,  1681  Sept.  Vicar  of  Alveton,  Stag's. 
2  Jan.  169|,  presented  by  Geo.  Rodney  of  Bridges.    Vicar  of  Rocester,  Staffs. 

4  July  1698.  Married  Alice,  daughter  of  Tho.  Pendleton,  and  had  many 
children.  Died  20  April  1699  "deservedly  lamented"  (M.I.  in  Rocester  church). 
His  widow  died  Sept.  1701.     (Rev.  F.  J.  Poynton  of  Kelston,  Bath.) 

Sedgwick,  — :  [no  Christian  name  or  father].  [Admitted  at  Magdalene.]  At 
Christ's  sizar  5  June  1674. 

B.A.  (Ri.  Sedgswicke)  1674  Mids.  Instituted,  as  of  Christ's  College  (see 
Baker,  Northants.  1.  29),  rector  of  Little  Billing,  9  June  1718,  patron,  George 
Dixon:  buried  there  15  Sept.  1737. 

Scruton,  Richard  :  [father  not  given] :  born  in  Scruton,  Richmondshire.  School : 
Bishop  Wearmouth,  under  M''  Broughton.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Andrewes 

5  June  1674.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167^  ;  M.A.  1681.  Rector  of  Middleton  St  George,  Durham  1690-3 
(Surtees,  3.  224). 

Grey,  Ralph :  [father  not  given,  nor  birthplace].  School :  Houghton-[le-Spring, 
Durham],  under  M''  Caunt.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Andrewes  5  June  1674. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1686.  One  Ra.  Grey,  son  of  Ralph  of  Bradford  near 
Bamburgh,  and  of  Eliz.  Burrell,  was  born  Dec.  1656  (Bateson,  Nortliuiah'^. 
1.  305).  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  168^  Feb.  According  to  Davy  Ra.  Grey 
was  curate  of  All  Saints,  Newcastle,  1686  :  but  Brand  does  not  give  him. 
Ralph  the  elder  was  son  of  John  (himself  third  son  of  Sir  Ralph  of  Chillingham) 
who  bought  Bradford  of  Thomas  Bradford,  a  Colonel  in  the  Parliamentarian 
army,  killed  in  Ireland. 

Purchas,  Thomas :  son  of  Benjamin  :  born  at  Richmond.  School  :  "  Mask  " 
[Marske],  under  M''  Sedgwick.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  5  June 
1674.     Age  16. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1681.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  168-|  March;  priest, 
168|  Feb.  Of  Langton  near  Richmond.  Married  27  Dec.  1682  Catharine 
Thornton  of  East  Newton,  Yorks.  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  768). 


54  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Fawcet,  John :  son  of  Giles  :  born  at  Marrich  Abbot  [near  Richmond],  Yorks. 
School :  Marske,  under  M''  Sedgwick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  5  June 
1674.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Fawcitt)  1677  Mids.  ;  M.A.  1681.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1677 
July  :  priest,  1681  May. 

Lakeland,  Richard :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Stainforth  [near  Settle],  Yorks. 
School :    Gigt;leswick,  under  M''  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
8  June  167£     Age  19. 
B.A.  1677  Mids. 

Sylvester,  Nicholas:  son  of  James  :  born  at  Twyford,  Stafifs.  [?  Derbs.]  School : 
Tam worth,  under  M"'  Antrobus.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  10  June 
1674.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|^.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1680  June:  priest,  1681  May.  One 
of  these  names  rector  of  Shirland  1681—8.     (Cox,  Derbs.  Churches,  4.  477.) 

Hankey,  Henry :  son  of  "  Ericius  "  [John  Turner  (praelector)  writes  "  Ericius," 
by  mistake  for  Henricus]  :  born  at  Knutsford,  Cheshire.  School :  Tamworth, 
under  M''  Antrobus.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  10  June  1674.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167|-  (Hen.  Hankey).  Ordained  deacon  (Henry),  Worcester,  Dec. 
1679  ;  and  curate  of  Tamworth.  Probably  the  Henry  Hankey  B.A.  who  was 
rector  of  Wanstead,  Essex,  26  Nov.  1689.     Died  there  before  July  1707. 

Marley,  Philip :  admitted  as  Morley :  son  of  Cuthbert :  born  at  Winston, 
Durham.  School  :  Brignall,  under  M''  Jo(h)nson.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M''  Andrewes  20  June  1674.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Marley)  167|.  Son  of  Cuthbert  Marley  (1640)  afterwards  rector  of 
Winston  (1660-72).     The  last  of  his  name  at  the  College. 

Man,  John:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  20  June  1674. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Mann)  167|. 

White,  Robert :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Bondon  [?],  Durham.  School :  Durham, 
under  M''  Battersby.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  27  June  1674. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  1677  Mids. 

Blanchard,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  York.  School :  "  Potington " 
[Pocklington],  "institutus  quantum  eius  indoles  ferebat,"  under  M''  Ellison. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  D"'  Widdrington  29  June  1674.     Age  15. 

Matric".  9  July  1674:  resided  till  Mich.  1675.  Admitted  at  the  Inner 
Temple  18  Nov.  1675.  His  son  William  born  at  "  Akam  "  [1  Acklam],  Yorks. 
was  admitted  1706. 

Webster,  Robert :  [probably  Joseph]  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Bourningham 
[1  Birmingham],  Warwick.  School :  Bourningham,  under  M"'  Brokesley.  Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M'  Fairmedow  29  June  1674.     Age  17. 

Robert  Webster  is  not  elsewhere  found  :  but  Joseph  Webster  was  matric''. 
July  1677  :  B.A.  1677  Mids.  :  ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1679  Sept. 

Jackson,  Sanmel :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Oxton,  Notts.     School :  Oxton,  under 
M''  Birch.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Fairmedow  1  July  1674.     Age  18. 
Probably  never  resided. 

Daniel,  Samuel:  son  of  John:  born  at  Hartshorn,  Derbs.  School:  Repton,  under 
M'  Litherland.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Andrewes  3  July  1674.     Age  20. 

B.A.  167|-;  M.A.  1683.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1678  Sept.:  priest, 
Lincoln,  1680  June.    Vicar  of  Rothley,  Leics.  25  June  1691—1734.    Chaplain 


1674  55 

to  the  E.ii'l  of  Burlington  :  as  such  licensed  to  hold  also  Cossington  (patron 
Tho.  Babiiigton)  3  Aug.  ITO-t.  Died  30  Oct.  1735,  aged  82  ;  and  buried  in  the 
church  at  Rothley.     (Rev.  Ri.  Burton,  vicar.) 

Blaickley,  John  :  admitted  as  Blakelay  :  [matric''.  Blackley]  :  [father  not  given]  : 
born  at  Hanworth.  School  :  Merchant  Taylors',  under  D''  Goad.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M'"  Lovett  -1  July  1674.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Blaickley)  167|^;  M.A.  1681.     Ordained  deacon  (Blaickley),  London, 

1678  Sept.  :  priest,  1681  May. 

Ward,  Roger :  son  of  Northcoate  :  born  at  Skipton.  School :  Giggleswick,  under 
M"'  Briggs.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  4  July  1674.     Age  14. 

Matric''.  24  March  1674:  resided  till  Mich.  1675.  One  Roger  Ward  was 
apprenticed  to  Tho.  Dealtry,  apothecary  of  York  in  1677  :  admitted  into  the 
Merchants'  Company  1683.  Married  1697  Eliz.  Bolton  of  St  Belfry's,  York. 
Will  proved  by  his  widow  1714  (Forks.  Arch.  Journal,  2.  115). 

Cleaveland,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Oldbury,  Salop.  School : 
"  Laterdini  "  [probably  Leintvvardine,  Hereford],  under  M"'  Lloyd.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  7  July  1674.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167| ;  M.A.  1681.  Son  of  Will.  Cleveland,  brother  of  John,  the  poet, 
and  rector  of  Oldbury  who  died  1666.  Ordained  deacon,  Worcester,  March 
167|-;  curate  of  Buildwas.  Married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Rogerson  of 
Bridgnorth.  Rector  of  Upton  Cres.sett,  near  Bridgnorth,  1681.  Vicar  of 
Dudley,  Worcs.  1684.     Died  there  5  June  1721.     (Nichols'  Hinckley,  135.) 

Harrison,  — •:  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  7  July  1674. 

Probably  Rob.  Harrison,  B.A.  1677  Mids. ;  M.A.  1682.  Born  at  Hadleigh, 
Suffolk,  about  1657.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1678  Dec.  ;  priest,  Norwich, 
1682  Dec.  One  Rob.  Harrison  M.A.  rector  of  Great  Horkesley,  Essex 
29  Aug.  1683-1733,  when  he  died.  Two  others  possible,  beneficed  one  in 
Leics.  (but  probably  of  Magd.  Hall,  Oxford)  :  the  other  in  Cheshire. 

Fetherstone,  George :  son  of  William :  born  near  Carlisle.  School :  Holt, 
Norfolk,  under  M'  Bainbridge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"' Lovett  8  July  1674. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  167|^ ;  M.A.  1682.  Born  at  Alston  in  Cumberland.  Ordained  deacon, 
Norwich,  1678  Sept.,  and  licensed  to  Foardam  [Fordham],  Cambs. :  priest,  1680 
June.  Rector  of  Bintree,  Norfolk  1688-1721  (Blomefield,  4.  372).  Is  he  also 
the  Geo.  Fetherstonehaugh  (as  given  by  Blomefield)  rector  of  North  Creake, 
who  died  1721  {ib.  4.  378) « 

Smelt,  Leonard  :  son  of  Leonard  ;  born  at  Kirkby  Fleetham.  School :  North- 
allerton, under  M"'  Smelt.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Leigh 
23  Sept.   1674.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1677.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  6  May  1675.  Eldest 
son  of  Leonard  of  Kirkby  Fleetham  by  his  wife  Anne,  daughter  of  John 
Wastell  of  Scorton  :  and  first  cousin  of  Thomas,  admitted  1663.  Inherited 
under  his  grandfather's  will  £20  yearly  from  17  to  25,  to  pay  for  his  education 
{Yorksh.  Wills,  ix.  166).  M.P.  for  Northallerton  171.3,  1714,  1722  and  1727. 
Married  Grace,  daughter  of  Sir  Will.  Franklin  (or  Frankland)  of  Thirkleby, 
son  of  Sir  Henry,  admitted  1626.  Dissipated  his  property,  and  disinherited 
his  eldest  son.  His  second  son,  William,  was  father  of  Leonard  Smelt,  the 
engineer  (see  D.N.B.). 

Smelt,  John  :  son  of  Leonard  :  born  at  Kirkby  Fleetham.  School :  Northallerton, 
under  M''  Smelt.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Leigh  23  Sept.  1674. 
Age  15. 

Brother  of  Leonard.     Resided  till  Lady  Day  1677.     Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn 


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6  May  1675.  I  do  not  know  in  what  relation  these  two  Smelts  stood  to  their 
school-master  Tho.  Smelt,  who  was  not  himself  of  Christ's,  but  sent  here  his 
two  sons,  Lucas  in  1660  and  Thomas  in  1664,  and  many  other  pupils.  Possibly 
he  was  uncle  of  Leonard  Smelt,  senior,  who  was  of  Siduey. 

Danby,  John:  son  of  Thomas:  born  at  Keighley,  Yorks.  School:  Bingley,  under 
M'  Rawson.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Leigh  23  Sept.  1674.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167f.     Thomas,  the  father,  was  vicar  of  Keighley  1660-75.     John, 
the  son,  was  ordained  deacon,  York,  1679  Dec. 

Danby,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Keighley,  Yorks.  School :  Bingley, 
under  M'  Rawson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Leigh  23  Sept.  1674.  Age  14. 
B.A.  167f.  Brother  of  John  (above).  Ordained  deacon,  York,  168.V  March: 
priest,  168f  Feb.  One  Tho.  Danby  rector  of  Shawell,  Leics.  8  July  1692,  but 
removed  1696,  it  is  supposed  through  some  defect  in  his  title  (Nichols,  4.  340). 
He  was  presented  by  one  Thomas  Pryor,  patron  for  this  turn  only.  One  of 
the.se  names  was  vicar  of  Preston,  Northants.  29  April  1720. 

Parkes,  Christopher :  son  of  Christopher :  born  at  Bolton  on  Swale.  School : 
Thornton,  under  M"' -Parkes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Leigh  23  Sept.  1674. 
Age  16. 

Matric''.  1.5  Dec.  1674.  Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  ("Parkes,  scholar") 
17  April  1676. 

Percevale,  Robert  (or  John) :  son  of  John,  baronet :  born  at  Kinsale,  Ireland. 
Taught  "  sub  informatore  non  uno."  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  D''  Wid- 
drington  15  Oct.  1674.     Age  16. 

Matric''.  as  John  Percevale,  15  Dec.  1674.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn 
5  Feb.  167f.  Sir  John  of  Tickenham,  Somerset,  and  of  Burton,  County  Cork 
married  Catharine,  daughter  of  Rob.  Southwell  of  Kinsale ; — a  man  (says 
R.  Widdrington)  "  tam  Uteris  quam  in  litteratos  amore  celeberrimus "  : 
Sir  John  was  sent  over  to  Ireland  in  1653  to  arrange  for  the  transportation 
of  Roman  Catholics  into  Connaught :  afterwards  he  was  sworn  of  Charles  II's 
privy  council.  Robert  (born  8  Feb.  1657)  was  murdered  by  an  unknown  hand  in 
the  Strand  5  June  1677  and  buried  at  Lincoln's  Inn.  John,  the  next  brother, 
succeeded  his  father  in  the  Baronetcy  (Collins'  Peerage,  7.  382).  Only  one 
was  resident  here — and  that  for  the  half-year  ending  Lady  Day  1675. 

Norwich,  Joseph  :  son  of  John,  baronet :  born  at  Brampton,  Northants.  School  : 
Harborough.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  30  Oct.  1674.     Age  19. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1678.  Third  (and  youngest)  of  the  sons  of  Sir  John 
Norwich  (1629),  of  Brampton,  who  succeeded  him,  at  this  College  :  the  only  son 
of  his  second  wife,  Mary,  daughter  of  Ri.  Atkins  of  Cheshunt.  He  is  not 
found  in  the  pedigree  in  Bridges  {Northants.  2.  282),  but  is  given  by  Nichols 
{Leics.  II.  ii.  519).      He  was  born  1655,  and  was  alive,  unmarried,  in  1682. 

Audley,    Robert :    son    of   Robert,    armiger :    born    "  Biggleswerthi "    [probably 
Biggleswade],  Beds.     School :  Scriven-Knotting  [?  now  Knotting],  Beds.     Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  30  Oct.  1674.     Age  17. 
B.A.  167|. 

Read,  Jonathan :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Ely.  School :  Huntingdon. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Fairmedow  6  Nov.  1674.  Age  17.  [Appears  in  the 
Admission  Book  after  Tim.  Caryl  (Carrell)  admitted  24  March  1674] 

Matric'i.  8  July  1675:  B.A.  1678.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1680 
Sept.  One  Jonathan  Read  was  rector  of  North  Cray,  Kent  1701  ;  died  1709. 
(Hasted,  1.  159.) 


1675  57 

Hammatt,  John: 

Admitted  at  St  Edmund's  Hall,  Oxford,  25  June  1674,  aged  16,  son  of 
John  of  Taunton,  Somerset,  plebeius :  B.A.  167S  ;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1681. 
Vicar  of  Stantonbury,  Bucks.  1679.  Rector  of  Emmington,  Oxford  1684. 
Rector  of  Clist  St  George,  Devon   1695  {Al.   Ox.). 

Heye,  Robert :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Skipton.  School  :  Burnsall.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  15  Jan.  1674.      Age  16. 

B.A.  167«;  M.A.  1684.  Master  of  Burnsall  School,  in  Wharfdale  1682 
(or  -3)  till  19  Jan.  169i,  when  he  died  aged  36.  A  long  inscription  in  Burn- 
sall church  by  his  son  John  Heye  of  Skierholme  (Morant-Whitaker,  Craven, 
505) — with  the  usual  reference  to  the  Sparta  which  he  adorned. 

Bicknell,  Edward :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Milverton,  Somerset.  School  :  Mil- 
verton.  Admitted  at  O-^ford :  then  at  Christ's  pensioner  under  M''  Turner 
8  Feb.   1674.     Age  23. 

B.A.  167|.  Admitted  at  St  Edmund's  Hall,  Oxford,  6  March  166|,  aged 
17.  Vicar  of  Bradford,  Somerset,  31  May  1682  ;  presented  by  Edm.  Parker 
of  Ben-ington,  Devon.  Held  it  till  his  death  in  l7ll.  Buried  there  8  May. 
(Weaver,  Somerset  Incumbents,  315.) 

Brown,  Charles :  son  of  Edmund :    born  at  Thistleworth   [Isleworth],    Midds. 
School :  Isleworth.    Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Turner  8  March  167-|.    Age  23. 
Matric".  not  found.     Probably  never  resided. 

Eskrigg,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Eskrigg,  Lanes.  School  at  Kirkby 
[?  Lonsdale].     Admitted  .sizar  under  M''  Lovett  16  March  167|.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1682.  One  M"-  Eskrigg  was  ordained  priest,  Peter- 
borough, 1681  Feb.  One  of  these  names  vicar  of  Ravenstone,  Bucks.  20  Dec. 
1680,  patron,  Heneage,  Lord  Finch  of  Daventry,  whose  son  Edward  was  at 
Christ's,  1677-9.  Had  license  of  non-residence  April  1693.  Buried  there 
27  Sept.  1721  (Lipscombe,  4.  320).  Also  P.O.  of  Weston  Underwood 
15  April  1684-92  {ib.  404). 

Nightingale,  Wilfrid :  eldest  son  of  Wilfrid,  armiger :  born  at  Kneesworth, 
Cambs.  School :  St  Neots.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  22  March 
167  4.      Age  not  given. 

Matric''.  8  July  1675.     Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  13  March  167f. 

Caryl,  Timothy  :  son  of  Sampson  :  born  in  Surrey.  Educated  "  mediocriter  "  at 
Kingston.  Admitted  sizar  under  D''  Widdriugton  24  March  1674.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1682.  Vicar  of  St  Mary,  Nottingham,  25  Oct. 
1693-98.  Prebendary  of  Southwell  (Rampton)  20  June  1695.  Admitted  to 
second  mediety  of  rectory  of  Cotgrave  2  May  1698  (to  the  first  mediety  on 
June  30) :  patron,  Evelyn,  Lord  Kingston,  who  was  admitted  at  Christ's  in 
1683  :  possibly  he  was  Caryl's  pupil.     Buried  at  Southwell  19  Sept.  1721. 

Rutland,  Simon :  son  of  Simon :  born  at  Stortford,  Herts.  School :  Stortford. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  2  April  1675.     Age  16. 

M.B.  1680.  Practised  medicine  at  Brentwood.  Died  of  smallpox  21  May 
1682  on  his  23rd  birthday:  buried  at  Stortford:  M.I.  given  by  Chauncy 
{Herts.    1.   330). 

Bugg,  James :  son  of  James :  of  Suffolk.  School :  Ely.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"'  Fairmedow  16  April  1675.     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1676.  Presumably  the  Ja.  Bugg  son  of  Ja.  Bugg  of 
Lakenheath  by  his  wife  Frances  Rowley :  "  of  the  city  of  Ely  aged  25  un- 


58  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

married  "  in  lG8-t  (Cambs.  Visitation  given  in  Genealogist,  3.  240).  He  had 
a  brother  Francis  younger  by  one  year.  In  the  College  Acc'^,  Mich^  1698 
there  is  a  charge  "  to  Bug  for  his  book  against  the  Quakers,  as  other  Colleges, 
10/0  "  :  and  a  year  later  "  Fra.  Bugg  the  reformed  Quaker  "  gets  17/0  :  perhaps 
he  was  the  author  of  the  book,  but  in  Lowndes  Francis'  earliest  work  is  given 
as  of  1700,  The  Pilc/rim's  Progress  from  Quakerism  to  Ghristianity -auA  in  1705 
he  is  credited  with  The  Mystery  of  the  little  Whore  unfolded. 

Brown,  Walter:  son  of  William  :  of  Yorks.    Admitted  20  April  1675  :  with  the 
following   sarcasm  by  Ra.   Widdrington  :   "horam  unani   vel  alteram  Canta- 
brigiae,    si    pote,    sine    fructu    collocaturus    ideo    tantum    Christi    Collegium 
ingressus  est  ut  exiret,  aetatis  suae  20:  solvit  tamen  Collegio   lOs.   Qd." 
I  have  nowhere  else  met  with  Walter  Brown. 

Freeman,  John :  son   of  John  :  born  at  Wilby,   Northants.     School ;  Strixton. 
Admitted  sizar  under  AP  Fairmedow  6  May  1675.     Age  16. 
Matric"!.  8  July  1675. 

Wilkson,   Roger :   [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Prestifif  [?  Pentrich,  to  the  east,  or 
Parwich  to  the  west   of  Wirksworth],    Derbs.      School :  Wirksworth,    under 
M'' Crosedale.      Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Turner   10  May   1675.     Age   18. 
Matric'^.   (Wilkson)  8   July   1675:   but  there  is  no  other  trace  of  him. 

Ashwell,  Nathaniel :  son  of  Nicholas :  born  in  London.  Educated  at  Earl's 
Colne,  Essex.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Turner  21  May  1675.     Age  19. 

B.A.  1678  Mids. ;  M.A.  1706.  Born  in  Ludgate  Street,  London  {Norwich 
Reg''.).  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1679  Sept.  :  priest,  Norwich,  1680  June. 
Rector  of  Oifton  and  Little  Bricett,  Suffolk,  31  Aug.  1681.  Rector  of  Peldon, 
Essex,  12  Sept.  1690:  gone  before  June  1725  (Morant,  2.  419).  Nicholas, 
the  father,  was  perhaps  vicar  of  Assington,  Su£F.  up  to  1683,  and  vicar  of  Earl's 
Colne,  1683-90. 

*Ishani,  John :  third  son  of  Justinian,  baronet,  "  vir  ab  omnibus  ingenii  doctri- 
naeque  praesidiis  instructissimus."  Of  Northants.  [Lamport].  Admitted 
pensioner  (afterwards  fellow-commoner)  under  D''  More  29  May  1675.  Age  15. 
Matric^'.  8  July  1675.  M.A.  1679.  Sir  Justinian  (1627)  sent  his  two  eldest 
sons  (by  his  second  wife)  Thomas  and  Justinian  to  Ch.  Ch.,  Oxford  to  be  followed 
by  later  generations  :  John  and  his  sixth  brother  Henry  (1684)  came  to 
Cambridge.  John  was  elected  Fellow  (succeeding  John  Turner)  before  Xmas 
1681  :  his  last  payment  was  at  Mich*^.  1685  :  in  the  Study-rents  he  appears 
till  1686  :  Adam  Wall  mentions  that  he  continued  Fellow  without  being  in 
Holy  Orders  :  that  the  question  of  liis  position  was  raised  at  the  time  appears 
from  a  memorandum  in  the  Order  Book,  signed  by  himself  :  "  If  M'  Isham  do 
not  preach  a  Hawford  Preacher's  course  by  Midsummer  next,  or  give  notice  to 
the  College,  he  will  forfeit  the  place  and  another  may  be  nominated  "  :  19  Oct. 
1683.  On  20  Nov.  1685  he  was  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple.  He  was 
Under  Secretary  of  State  when  Lord  Nottingham  was  in  office  :  many  of  his 
letters  are  preserved  at  Lamport :  he  had  to  do  as  Commissioner  with  the 
settlement  of  estates  in  Ireland.  He  married  Frances,  daughter  of  Sir  Ri. 
Ashfield,  and  had  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  In  1702  he  gave  £50  to  the 
Chapel  fund.     Died  1746,  aged  86. 

Fyge,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas,  pharmacopola :  born  in  London.  School  : 
Stafford,  under  M''  Taylor.  Admitted  [no  tutor  given]  a  pensioner  3  June 
1675.     Age  15. 

Matric''.  8  Jul}'  1675  :  resided  as  a  pupil  of  M"'  Lovett  till  Lady  Day  1676. 
Valentine  Figge  (or  Fyge)  also  an  apothecary  [?  grandfather]  of  Christ  Church, 
London  was  married  10  Oct.  1626  to  Marg.  Blake,  spinster. 


1675  59 

Arraitstead,  James :  admitted  as  Armstead  :  son  of  William  :  born  in  London. 
School:  Giggleswick.    Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Lovett  15  June  1675.     Age  16. 
B.A.  (Arraitstead)  167|I.     There  were  Armitsteads  at  Stainforth,  at  Lang- 
cliff,  at  Clapham,  and  at  Long  Preston — all  near  Settle.     William,  the  father, 
was  probably  a  member  of  one  of  these  families  who  had  gone  up  to  London. 

Sandeforth,  Miles :  (Milo  Sandforth) :  son  of  George :  born  at  Wakefield. 
School:  Giggleswick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  15  June  1675. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  (Sandeforth)  167f  ;  M.A.  1682.  Probably  vicar  of  Hooton  Pagnell, 
near  Doncaster  1691,  where  he  rebuilt  the  parsonage-house.  Died  there 
1696.     (Hunter,  S.    Yorks.   2.   146.) 

NichoUs,  Nathaniel :  son  of  Edward  :  born  in  Beds.,  but  "  Hybernus  si  genus 
reputamus."     School :  Kimbolton.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Fairmedow 

16  June  1675.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1682:  one  of  these  names  (Nichols)  but  no  College, 
B.D.  (cojn.  reg.)  1728 — but  probably  of  Pembroke,  Oxford;  and  son  of 
Nathaniel  of  Kidderminster. 

Choyce,  John  :  son  of  Richard  :  of  Derbs.  School  "  Ripponi  "  [probably  Repton]. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Turner  17  June  1675.     Age  17. 

B.A.  167|.  Perhaps  the  John  Choyce  rector  of  Manby,  Lines.  11  Oct. 
1 701,  presented  by  John  Goodrick,  armiger :  resided  there  and  died  :  was 
buried  22  Feb.  172^^:  his  wife  and  a  daughter  were  buried  within  six  months 
of  his  death.  A  Ms.  sermon  preached  by  him  on  Easter  Sunday  1716  survives 
at  the  rectory.     (Rev.  F.  H.  Hall,  rector.) 

Wright,  Alexander:  son  of  Thomas,  M.D.  :  born  at  Peterborough.  School: 
Peterborough.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"' Fairmedow  17  June  1675.  Age  16. 
B.A.  167f ;  M.A.  1682.  Probably  the  man  who  (as  B.A.)  was  instituted 
vicar  of  Great  Grimsby  29  June  1681,  patron  Sir  Henry  Heron.  His  signa- 
ture does  appear  in  the  registers  of  St  James  :  but  they  are  mutilated  during 
his  incumbency.     Held  it  till  1690  :  not  buried  there. 

Rayner,  John :  son  and  heir  of  John,  armiger  :  born  at  [East]  Drayton,  Notts. 
School :     Markham.       Admitted     fellow-commoner    under    D"'    Widdrington 

17  June  1675.     Age  13. 

Matric''.  8  July  1675  :  B.A.  1678  Mids.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  12  May 
1677,  Son  of  John  Rayner  of  East  Drayton  and  of  Mary  Goodwin  of  Raw- 
marsh,  Yorks.  Married  Ann,  daughter  of  Sir  Will.  Hickman.  (Hunter, 
F.M.G.   160.) 

Landen,  Benet  (Benedictus) :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  1 7  June 
1675. 

Matric".  not  found.  A  pupil  of  M''  Lynford,  but  probably  for  one  term  only. 
There  is  a  pedigree  of  Landens  of  Dalby,  Lines.  (Maddison,  602)  to  which  this 
Benet  may  have  belonged  :  but  it  does  not  come  far  enough  :  there  was  a 
Benet  of  Dalby  admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  in  1601 — apparently  the  same 
who  died  before  1653  (Maddison)  leaving  a  son  Edward — possibly  the  father 
of  our  man. 

Birch,  Samuel :  son  of  Samuel,  of  Lancashire.  Educated  at  Markham,  Notts. 
by  his  father,  the  vicar.  Admitted  sizar  under  D'' Widdrington  17  June  1675. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167f ;  M.A.  1682.  Perhaps  of  the  Birch  family  of  Ardwick,  Man- 
chester, in  which  Samuel  is  a  common  name :  one  Samuel  was  living  in 
Manchester  1683  (given  by  Hunter,  F.M.G.  1140,  but  no  sons  given).     One 


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was  vicar  of  Basford  near  Nottingham  12  May  1682:  resigned  before  May 
1707  :  the  same  probably  rector  of  Adbolton  26  March  1691.  One  Samuel 
was  "of  Nottingham  town,"  clerk;  his  son  Sam.  was  matric''.  at  Merton, 
Oxford  1711.     Aged   17. 

Birch,  John  :  son  of  Samuel :  of  Lancashire.  Educated  at  Markham,  Notts,  by 
his  father.  Admitted  sizar  under  D"'  Widdrington  17  June  1675.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  167f ;  M.A.  1682.  Younger  brother  of  Samuel,  above.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1681  Sept.  :  priest,  168|  March.  One  of  these  names  was 
rector  of  All  Saints,  South  Elmham,  up  to  1705-6,  when  a  Sam.  Birch 
succeeded  him :  one  (perhaps  the  same)  was  rector  of  Houghton  Conquest, 
Beds.  29  Oct.   1706.     One  was  vicar  of  Wantage,  Berks,  in  1692. 

Pilkington,  Thomas :  sou  of  Lionel,  baronet  :  born  in  Kent.  School :  York. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Widdrington  18  June  1675.  Age  not  given. 
Transferred  by  D"'  Widdrington  to  M"'  Lyndford  in  October :  resided  till 
Lady  Day  1676.  Second  son  of  Sir  Lyon  (as  given  by  Hunter,  S.  Yo7-ks.  2.  394) 
of  Stainby,  Yorks.,  by  his  wife  Amy,  daughter  of  Thomas  Eggleton  of  Grove, 
Bucks.  His  grandmother  was  Phoebe  Moyle  of  Buckwell,  Kent.  He  died 
without  issue  (Kimber,  .3.  353). 

Perman,  George:  son  of  George:  of  Hunts.  School:  (1)  Grantham:  (2)  Newark. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Standish  24  June  1675.      Age  not  given. 

B.A.  167|;  M.A.  1682.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1681  Sept.:  licensed 
to  Ruskington  :  priest,  1682  June:  licensed  to  Owersby.  Vicar  of  Owersby 
24  July  1682,  patron.  Sir  John  Monson. 

Lodge,  Henry  :  son  of  Henry  :  of  Yorks.     School :  Giggleswick.     Admitted  sizar 
undei'  M"-  Lovett  26  June  1675.     Age  20. 
Matric".  not  found. 

Graham,  Richard :  admitted  as  Grahme  :  eldest  son  of  Richard,  baronet :  born 
at  Norton  Conyers,  Richmondshire.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford 
27  Sept.   1675.     Age  13. 

Matric''.  15  Dec.  1675:  resided  till  Mich.  1677.  Son  of  Sir  Richard 
(165^) — created  a  baronet  by  Ciiarles  II  in  1662 — by  his  wife  Eliz.,  daughter 
of  Col.  Chichester  Fortescue  ;  "egregiae  indolis  adolescens."  Died  in  the  life- 
time of  his  father  :  who  was  succeeded  by  his  third  son  Reginald  (Kimher, 
2.  270). 

Luck,  William:  son  of  Richard,  M.D.  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School:  (1)  New- 
castle: (2)  Charterhouse:  (3)  Bury  St  Edmunds.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M''  Lynford  27  Sept.  167.5.     Age  not  given. 

Matric''.  6  July  1676:  resided  till  Mich.  1678.  Admitted  at  the  Inner 
Temple  23  Nov.  1677.  His  father,  Richard,  was  one  of  the  last  "town's 
physicians"  at  Newcastle,  appointed  4  Nov.  1664  (Brand,  2.  363)  :  the  next 
appointment  recorded  is  that  of  Henry  Atherton  (of  Christ's)  in  1682. 

Morehouse,  Nehemiah: 

Matric''.  sizar  Dec.  1675:  B.A.  16|f ;  M.A.  1683.  Born  at  Castleford, 
W.R.,  Yorks.,  about  1657  {Norivich  Register):  his  father,  the  rector,  was 
silenced  in  1662  but  afterwards  conformed.  (Calamy-Palmer,  2.  599.)  Or- 
dained deacon  and  priest,   Norwich,    1680  June. 


At  this  point — the  last  entry  of  the  academical  year   1674—5,  the   first 
Admission  book  abruptly  closes,  though  only  half  full.     It  contains  nothing 


1676  61 

more,  except  at  a  few  pages  from  the  end  a  memorandum  dated  12  May  1671 
concerning  James  Everard  the  manciple. 

For  some  reason,  Thomas  Lynford,  praelector  for  the  year  1676-7,  copied 
out  into  the  new  book  the  entries  already  made  by  D''  Widdrington  in  the  old 
one  from  15  Oct.  1674  (beginning  with  Rob.  Percevale)  down  to  27  Sept.  1675 
(Will.  Luck).  Except  in  one  case  no  new  facts  are  added  (but  there  are 
some  more  exquisite  terms  in  the  phraseology). 

This  second  book  contains  the  entries  from  15  Oct.  167-t  to  21  June  1859. 
It  is  less  well  kept  than  the  tirst :  and  has  numerous  blank  spaces  for  one  or 
even  two  years,  where  the  praelector  had  wholly  neglected  his  duty.  The 
first  of  these  is  the  year  1675—6.  The  list  of  members  admitted  in  it  can  be 
recovered  from  the  University  matriculation  and  graduation  lists ;  but  im- 
perfectly :  the  whole  number  is  but  fifteen,  which  is  far  below  the  average  of 
the  admissions  at  this  date.  It  is  not  creditable  to  Lynford  that  he  did  not 
take  the  trouble  to  insert  the  entries  for  the  missing  year  1675-6,  which  he 
could  with  ease  have  recovered,  and  that  he  passes  from  Mich.  1675  to  Mich. 
1676  without  any  indication  of  a  blank. 


Farrer,  Henry : 

Matric''.  pensioner  1676  July:  a  pupil  of  M''  Waterhouse ;  B.A.  16|^, 
incorp".  Oxford,  13  Dec.  1682;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1683.  Son  of  William  of 
Eawood,  Yorks.  (Al.  Ox.  486) :  ordained  deacon,  York,  1683  Dec:  priest,  1684 
May.  Rector  of  Hemsworth  near  Wakefield  1685 :  died  there  before  July  1718. 
His  .son,  John,  was  matric'^.  from  Univ.  Coll.,  Oxford,  30  Oct.  1706,  aged  18  : 
succeeded  his  father  at  Hemsworth. 

Whelpdall,  John : 

Matric*.  sizar  1676  July  :  a  pupil  of  M'  Lynford  :  B.A.  16|^.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1682  Feb.  :  licensed  to  curacy  of  Markfield,  Leics.  Perhaps 
rector  of  Hareby,  Lines.  13  Nov.  1696,  patron  John  Bryan.  Rector  of 
Rough  ton.  Lines.  12  May  1704:  also  of  Scrivelsby  (contiguous);  patron  (of 
both),   Louis  Dymoke. 

One  of  the  same  names  (possilslj-  the  same  man)  was  rector  of  Vange  All 
Saints,  under  the  Langdon  Hills,  Essex  6  April  1685 :  resigned  before 
December   1704. 

Reeve,  Ralph : 

Matric''.  sizar  1676  July  :  re-sided  till  Lady  Day  1680  but  took  no  degree.  A 
pupil  of  M''  Lovett.  One  Ralph  Reeve  was  chaplain  of  Kirkby  in  the  parish 
of  Walton  on  the  Hill,  near  Liverpool  1689-1722  (Croston-Baines,  5.  111). 

Parkinson,  John : 

Matric-i.  sizar  1676  July  :  a  pupil  of  M"-  Lovett:  B.A.  16|^.  On  7  Oct. 
1680  one  Joh.  Parkinson  received  £7.  lOs.  as  usher  at  Giggleswick  school. 
In  Oct.  1684  he  seems  to  have  lieen  (at  least,  acting)  head-master;  and  on 
4  April  1685  his  father,  Robert,  received  for  him  "in  full"  £13.  10)>.  On 
12  June  1685  John  Armitstead  became  head-master.  (Extracts  from  Governor's 
Minute  book  in  Yorkshire  Schools  (A.  F.  Leach)  2.  282.) 

Hodgson,  Aaron  :  also  spelt  Hodson. 

Matric''.  sizar  (Hoddson)  1676  July  :  a  pupil  of  M''  Waterhouse  (as  Hodgson 
in  Study-rents) :  B.A.  (Hodgson)  16|-~ ;  M.A.  (Hudson)  1683.  Ordained  priest, 
London  (Hodgson),  168|  Feb. 

Browne,  James : 

Matric''.  sizar  1676  July.     Not  found  elsewhere. 


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Pighells,  John : 

Matric'^.  sizar  1676  July.     A  pupil  of  M"'  Waterhouse  till  Mich.  1677. 
Carr,  Robert : 

Matric'i.  sizar  1676  July:  a  pupil  of  M'  Lovett :  B.A.  16fa.  Probably 
one  of  the  many  Carrs  from  Giggleswick  School.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
16|^^  March:  priest,  1681  May.  One  Robert  Carr  was  instituted  rector  of 
Kirkby  in  Cleveland  :  died  rector  of  Kirkby  with  Broughton  before  July  1727, 
when  he  was  succeeded  by  Ri.  Carr,  M.A.  (possibly  admitted  here  1680). 

Armitstead,  Anthony: 

Matric''.  sizar  1676  July  :  pupil  of  M"'  Lovett :  B.A.  168f .  Ordained  deacon, 
York,  168f  Feb.  :  priest,  1681  Sept. 

The  four  who  follow  first  appear  at  Christ's  as  Graduates. 

Wray,  George : 

B.A.    16|^.      Earlier    history    unknown  :    matric".    not    found.     Ordained 
deacon,  York,   1682  June. 
Clapham,  Thomas : 

B.A.  16J^.     Matriculated  sizar  (Trin.  Hall),   16  March  167f.     Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1680  Sept.  :   priest,  1682  Sept.     Rector  of  Newton  Kyme,  near 
Tadcaster,  Yorks.  8  March  169,\,  patron  Tho.  Fairfax,  Baron  Cameron.     Died 
there  before  April  1725. 
Lloyd,  John : 

B.A.  16||;  M.A.  1683.  Son  of  Tho.  Lloyd,  born  at  Halton,  Flint,  and 
educated  at  Eton:  matric**.  from  King's  6  July  1676  :  migrated  to  Christ's  in 
1679  where  he  was  a  pupil  of  M''  Lovett  (4  July  1679).  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1681  Sept.:  priest,  1682  June:  licensed  to  Taplow,  Bucks.  One  of 
these  names  was  rector  of  Wickenby,  Lines.  5  March  169^:  presented  by  Sir 
Tho.  Barnardiston  :  again  (the  same  name)  4  April  1709,  presented  by  Sir 
Tho.  Willoughby.  One  was  vicar  of  Ashby,  Lines.  1.3  June  1715  :  gone  before 
Aug.  1719. 

Drake,  John : 

M.B.  1681.  He  appears  in  Study-rents  as  a  pupil  of  M''  Lynford  before 
Mich^  1679.     At  Lady  Day  1681  he  appears  as  "  M""'  Drake. 

Here  the  Admission  book  reopens  after  Mich.  1676. 

Molyneux,  John:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  a  pensioner  [date  not  given]  1676, 
and  resided  as  such  for  some  weeks  when  he  became  a  fellow-commoner  [^before 
Oct.  15]. 

Matric*.  as  fellow-commoner  July  1677,  and  resided  as  pupil  of  M'  Fair- 
medow  till  Mich.  1678.  Probably  he  was  the  second  son  of  Sir  John  Molyneux 
(1640)  of  Teversall,  Notts. ;  and  brother  of  Francis  (1672).  Admitted  at  Gray's 
Inn  7  March  167|.  According  to  Kimber  (1.  64)  he  died  unmarried.  One  of 
these  names  was  admitted  at  Douai  April  1694  {Douai  Diaries,  86). 

RoUes,  Daniel :  son  of  Samuel,  "  theologo-medicus  "  :  born  in  London.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M"^  Lovett  13  Oct.  1676.      Age  not  given. 

Matric''.  1677  July  :  resided  (as  a  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Lynford)  till 
Mich.  1679:  Samuel,  the  father,  was  perhaps  minister  of  Lsleworth  in  1649 
(Shaw,  2.  537).  One  of  the  same  names  is  given  by  Calamy  (2.  235)  as  ejected 
minister  of  Dunton,  Bucks,  and  described  as  well  known  about  London. 
Probably  he  took  to  medicine  :  hence  the  peculiar  description  in  the  entry. 


1677  63 

Thompson,  Thomas :  son  of  Henry :  born  at  Socbridge,  Westm''.  [Sockbridge, 
a  hamlet  near  Penrith,  south  of  the  Lowther].  School  :  Durham,  under 
M"'  Bathersby  (Battersby).  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  12  March  167^. 
Age  20. 

Not  found  here  :  but  he  may  have  resided  as  sizar  without  room  rent. 
One  of  these  names  was  Master  of  Ripon  school  1685  (Yorks.  Records  xxvii. 
p.  Ixxiv)  :  there  is  no  graduate  of  either  Cambridge  or  Oxford  at  a  suitable 
time.     One  vicar  of  Aldbrough,  Yorks.  1715. 

Heckstall,  Abraham. :  son  of  Abraham  :  [birthplace  not  given].  School  :  Not- 
tingham, under  M''  [Jer.]  Oudworth  [who  had  left  Bishop  Stortford  in  1673]. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lynford  11  April  1677.     Age  19. 

Matriculated  1680  Dec. :  i.e.  just  before  admission  to  his  degree.  B.A.  1685^. 
Ordained  deacon,  York,  1681  Sept.:  priest,  1683  June.  Vicar  of  Ruddington, 
Yorks.  23  Dec.  1683:  licensed  to  preach  in  the  diocese  the  same  day.  Not 
found  in  the  parish  register. 

RoUeston,  Alfred  :  son  of  John  :  born  in  London.  School :  Nottingham,  under 
M'  Cudworth.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  11  April  1677.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168^;  M.A.  1684.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1684  Sept.  :  licensed  to 
Carburton  in  Edwinstowe  22  Sept.  1G84. 

Daniel,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Huntshorne  [Hartshorn],  Derbs.  School : 
Repton,  under  M''  Litherland.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  4  April  1677. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  168^.  Brother  of  Samuel,  admitted  1674.  Probably  vicar  of  Oroxall, 
Derbs.  24  April  1690-1728  :  patron,  the  Crown  (Cox,  Derbs.  Churches,  3.  357). 

Gippes,  Syliard :  son  of  Valentine :  born  at  Horningsheath,  Suffolk.  School : 
Bury  St  Edmunds,  under  M"'  Leeds.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford 
[ — ]  April  1677.     Age  17. 

Matric"*.  1677  Dec.  Son  of  Valentine  and  Jane  Gippes  of  Horringer  (alias 
Horningsheath)  bapti.sed  (as  Sulyard)  20  March  IG^j;.  Admitted  at  the  Middle 
Temple  8  Dec.  1677.  Buried  (as  Sylliard)  at  Horringer  3  June  1680  (Gage, 
Suffolk,  513).  For  the  Gippes  family  see  Horringer  Registers,  pp.  309-12 
(S.H.A.H.). 

Legard,  Thomas  :  son  of  John,  baronet :  born  at  Ganton,  Yorks.  School :  ( 1 )  Bury, 
under  M''  Leeds :  (2)  at  home.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford 
23  April  1677.     Age  16. 

Matric''.  1677  July:  resided  till  Mich.  1679.  Second  son  of  Sir  John 
Legard  of  Ganton  (created  29  Dec.  1660  by  Charles  II)  by  his  second  wife 
Frances,  daughter  and  coheiress  of  Sir  Tho.  Widdrington  (1617).  Bapt*.  at 
Ganton  20  June  1660.    Will  proved  at  York  4  April  1688  {Genealogist,  22.  116). 

Legard,  William  :  son  of  John,  baronet :  born  at  York.  School :  Bury,  under 
M"^  Leeds.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford  23  April  1677.     Age  14. 

B.A.  1682;  M.A.  1684.  Brother  of  Thomas  (above).  Ordained  priest, 
Worcester,  Dec.  1686.  Vicar  of  Tardebigge,  near  Bromsgrove  1686-1705. 
I  do  not  know  whether  he  is  the  vicar  of  "  Galmpton  "  [Ganton],  E.R.,  Yorks. 
of  which  his  elder  brother  Sir  John  was  patron  Sept.  1691  :  resigned  in  1700. 
Left  children,  who  all  died  s.p.  (Kimber,  2.  139). 

Gerard,  Joseph:  son  of  Joshua:  born  at  Stockhold  [Stockport],  Cheshire.  School: 
Stockport,  under  M''  [Sam.]  Needham  [head-master  of  Stockport  school].  Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  5  May  1677.     Age  19. 

B.A.  1680.  Vicar  of  Tarvin,  Cheshire,  7  June  1680.  Died  vicar  8  Jan.  170f 
(Ormerod-Helsby,  2.  311).     Had  two  brothers  here,  John  (1677)  and  Joshua 


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(1688).     The  father  is  perhaps  the  Joshua  Gerard  of  Witneth,  administration 
of  whose  property  was  granted  1691  {Index  to  Cheshire  Wills). 

Lyster,  Charles:    son  of  Nicholas:    born  at  Rigton  [?],  Yorks.     School:  Leeds, 
under  M''  Gilbert.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  5  May  1677.     Age  16. 
Matric''.  1677  Dec. :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1681. 

Wood,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  of  Yorks.  Educated  by  M''  Wood.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  5  May  1677.     Age  not  given. 

Matric"'.  1677  Dec.  :  appears  in  Study-rents  but  without  charge  till 
Mich.   1678. 

Battey,  — :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  11  May  1677. 
Matric".  not  found. 

*Cudworth,  Thomas  :  son  of  John  :  born  in  London.  School :  Merchant  Taylors', 
under  D''  Goad.  Admitted  pensioner  ("  litteris  abunde  institutus ")  under 
M"-  Lynford  30  May   1677.     Age  15. 

B.A.  168-J;  M.A.  1685.  Second  son  of  John  Cudworth,  girdler,  a  very 
wealthy  man  (died  1673),  and  of  Mary  (?)  Bushell :  nephew  of  Ralph,  the 
Master.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  23  April  1683.  Elected  Fellow, 
in  succession  to  Edw.  Finch,  probably  early  in  168.5  :  first  payment  Mich. 
1685:  last,  Mich.  1687.  He  seems  to  have  lived  in  London,  possiijly  practising 
law.  He  made  his  will  31  March  1726  as  Tho.  Cudworth  of  London,  gent., 
"being  in  good  healtli  of  body  and  of  sound  and  disposing  mind."  His  health 
soon  gave  way  for  the  will  was  proved  2  May  in  the  same  year.  (Information 
from  J.  Cudworth  Whitebrook,  Esq.)  He  left  his  property  to  Wyan  Cud- 
worth, son  of  his  brother  Samuel.  In  the  Mich.  Audit  1688  there  appears 
"From  M>'  Cudworth,  M''  Tho.  Cudworth's  gift,  J9.  13s.  id.  "  :  but  whether 
the  gift  be  from  this  Thomas,  or  from  his  cousin,  Ralph's  son  (whom  .see)  I 
cannot  determine  :  probably  this  one. 

*Pillch,  Edward :  fifth  son  of  Heneage,  Baron  Finch.  Admitted  nobleman 
("nobilis  accessit  hospes")  under  M''  Lovett  8  June   1677.     Age   14. 

Matric^i.  1677  July;  M.A.  1679.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  23  April 
1683.  Born  1663,  fifth  son  of  Heneage,  Baron  Finch  of  Daventry,  afterwards 
Earl  of  Nottingham  ;  and  nephew  of  Sir  John,  the  benefactor.  He  contributed 
23  Oct.  1677  as  a  freshman  to  the  verses  on  the  marriage  of  the  Princess  Mary 
of  York  with  the  Prince  of  Orange.  He  was  elected  a  Fellow,  succeeding 
John  Perkins,  before  Mids.  1680:  his  last  payment  was  at  Mich.  1684:  but 
he  appears  in  the  Study-rents  later.  M.P.  for  the  University  1689:  but 
changing  his  course  of  life,  he  was  ordained  deacon,  York,  8  Sept.  1695  ; 
priest,  15  Sept.  I  cannot  find  that  he  held  any  living  on  his  ordination  :  but 
he  became  Prebendary  of  York  (Wetwang)  26  April  1704  and  was  rector  of 
Kirkby  in  Cleveland  15  Feb.  170i-.  On  1  March  1704  he  became  rector  of 
Wigan.  Prebendary  of  Cantertjury  8  Feb.  17j-§^.  At  Wigan  he  showed  want 
of  tact  by  displacing  the  Mayor  and  Corporation  from  a  gallery  in  the  church, 
built  for  them  20  years  before,  in  order  to  put  an  organ  there.  The  Corpora- 
tion went  to  law  with  the  rector :  but  a  decision  was  given  against  them 
10  June  1712  (Croston-Baines,  4.  280).  Finch  resigned  the  living  in  171|, 
and  removed  to  York,  retaining  his  canonry  there  (as  well  as  that  of  Canter- 
bury) till  his  death.  Resided  in  the  Close  and  interested  himself  in  musical 
matters  :  he  was  a  composer  of  some  merit.  Married  Mary,  third  daughter  of 
D''  Nicholas  Stanley.  He  had  estates  at  Knapton,  Yorks.,  at  Belton,  Ruts., 
and  at  Owston,  Leics.  Died  14  Feb.  173|^  aged  75  :  buried  in  the  south  choir 
aisle  of  York  Cathedral.  M.I.  and  medallion.  His  younger  brother  Henry, 
admitted  1679,  was  afterwards  Dean  of  York. 


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Butler,  Ralph :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger :  born  at  Kirkland,  Lanes.  School : 
private,  under  M''  Harding.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lynford  11  June 
1677.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found  :  not  in  Study-rents. 
Wilson,  John :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Kirkby  Lonsdale.     School :  Kirkby,  under 
M''  Farrer.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lynford  4  June  1677.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168ft;  M.A.  1684.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  168|  Jan.  Rector 
of  Ringstead  St  Andrew,  presented  by  the  College,  3  Feb.  168f-1719,  when 
he  died  Oct.  3  and  was  buried  in  tlie  chancel  of  the  church.  Probably  also 
vicar  of  the  neighbouring  parish  of  Sedgeford  1692—1703  :  and  vicar  of  Hun- 
stanton 1703-19  (Blomefield,  5.  1277,  132.5). 
Cotton,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Broughton  [Astley],  Leics.  Educated 
by  M"'  Seagrave.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lynford  20  June  1677.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  168ft;  M.A.  1684.  Perhaps  re-admitted  24  June  1681.  The  father, 
William,  admitted  1639,  was  rector  of  Broughton  Astlej',  till  his  death  in  1682. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1684  May  :  licensed  to  Broughton  Astley  :  vicar  of 
Great  Ashby,  Leics.  6  June  1684  appai'ently  till  1714.  Probably  also  rector 
of  Broughton  Astley  25  Jan.  169^  on  the  presentation  of  Sir  Will.  Halford  : 
his  sister  Mary  married  Sir  Rioliard  Halford  of  Wistow  :  he  died  at  Broughton 
1714.  (Nichols,  Leics.  4,  51  and  724). 
Blythe,  —  :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  fellow-commoner  [no  date]. 

Probably  the  same  as  the  Edw.  Blythe,  matric''.  fellow-commoner  3  July 
1679  :  the  name  is  (in  M''  Lynford's  list  of  pupils)  without  charge  from  this 
time  till  Mich.  1679  after  whicli  the  charge  begin.s. 
*Holdsworth,  Jude  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Middleham,  Yorks.  School :  Bedale, 
under  M"'  Nicholson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford  27  June  1677. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  168ft;  M.A.  1684.  "  Unanimously  chosen  into  D"'  Covel's  Fellowship" 
10  Oct.  1682;  his  last  payment  was  on  Lady  Day  1694.  Had  a  steadily  increasing 
number  of  pupils  h'om  1685  to  1693,  when  he  had  55.  Appointed  6  March  169ft, 
steward  under  new  conditions,  viz.  of  giving  a  bond  of  £500  to  the  College, 
for  the  due  performance  of  his  duties.  Minister  of  Trinity  Church,  Cambridge 
1691-3  (MS.  Cole,  19.  100  a).  Rector  of  Reed,  Herts.  31  Oct.  1693  :  also  vicar 
of  Northamstead  Chapel  (a  hamlet  belonging  to  Barkway — now  called  Nut- 
hampstead)  19  June  1694.  Died,  ?  at  Reed,  1718  (Newcourt,  1.  803,  and  862). 
A  Jude  Holds  worth  (perhaps  his  son — but  the  admissions  for  that  year  are 
wanting)  was  scholar  1713,  B.A.  1718. 
Featley,  — :  [no  facts  given].    Admitted  sizar  28  June  1677.    [Tutor  not  mentioned.] 

Probably  the  Henry  Featley  who  matriculated  as  a  sizar  12  March  167f : 
B.A.  168ft.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1681  Sept.  :  priest,  1689  Dec.  Perhaps 
Henry,  eldest  son  of  John  Fairclough,  vidyo  Featley,  of  Newark,  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Henry  Cam,  alderman  :  baptised  at  Newark  7  Sept. 
1660  :  married  Hannah  —  :  by  whom  he  had  six  sons  and  five  daughters  : 
buried  at  Newark  23  April  1711.  A  pedigree  of  the  family  in  which  Fair- 
cloughs  and  Featleys  exchange  perplexingly,  given  by  Maddison  (Lines,  pedi- 
grees, 340).  Henry's  grandfather  was  precentor  and  prebendary  of  Lincoln 
and  chaplain  to  Charles  I :  while  a  Henry,  in  the  same  generation,  was  ejected 
from  Thorpe,  Notts. 
Gerard,  John  :  son  of  Joshua  :  born  at  Stockport,  Cheshire.  School  :  Stockport, 
under  M''  Needham.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'^  Lovett  30  June  1677. 
Age  17. 

B.A.    168ft.     Younger   brother  of   Joseph   (1677)  and    elder   brother  of 
Joshua  (1688). 
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Bennet,  Robert:  son  of  Gervase,  armiger:  born  at  Suelston,  Derbs.  School: 
Barton,  Staffs,  under  M"'  Alkin.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Smith- 
son  2  July  1677.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found.  There  is  no  evidence  that  he  resided.  Admitted  as 
Rob.  Bennet  of  Snelson,  Derbs.  at  the  Inner  Temple  26  Jan.  16i|.  Married 
Mary  Overend  of  Pocklington.  Died  7  April  1746 :  Buried  at  Bossall. 
(Hunter,  F.M.G.  945.) 

Nuthall,  William  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Spex[h]all,  Suffolk.  School :  Hal[e]s- 
worth,  under  M"'  Bacon.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  3  July  1677. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1680  Mids.  Born  about  1657.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1680 
June:  priest,  1681  May.  Vicar  of  Wenhaston  near  Halesworth,  Suffolk,  up 
to  1707.  Vicar  of  Ilketshall  St  Andrew,  1685-1727  :  and  of  Flixton  1695- 
1727  (Suckling,  1.  118,  206). 

Theakstone,  — :  admitted  as  Theckstone  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar 
4  July   1677  [tutor  not  mentioned]. 

B.A.  (John  Theakston),  1682  Mids.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1682  Sept. 
Vicar  of  Bramham  near  Tadcaster,  probably  between  1685  and  1691,  a  blank 
period  in  the  York  Register.     Died  vicar  before  Aug.  1717. 

Cooke,  Edward  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Dublin.  Educated  for  some  years  at 
Trinity  College,  Dublin.  Admitted,  as  of  corresponding  standing  at  Cam- 
bridge, pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  11  July  1677.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1680,  but  took  no  degree.  Admitted  at  the  Middle 
Temple  14  May  1680.  Possibly  the  Recorder  of  Berwick,  whose  son  Edward, 
the  antiquary,  was  admitted  here  1728.  One  Edw.  Cook,  barrister-at-law, 
died  1733  {Gent.  Mag.  for  1733,  p.   101). 

Gibson,  Williara :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Laughton,  Lines.  School :  Kelham 
[near  Newark],  under  M'  Gibson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  1 1  Sept. 
1677.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168i;  M.A.  1685.  Perhaps  vicar  of  Cammeringham,  Lines.  31  May 
1695,  patron,' Rob.  Tyrwhitt,  armiger:  buried  there  1  Feb.  170|  (Rev.  W.  W. 
Smith,  vicar). 

Clay,   John :    son  of   Robert :    of   Notts.     School :    Kelham   [as  above],   under 
M''  Gibson.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  11  Sept.  1677.     Age  15. 
Resided  1678-9  :  matric".  not  found. 

Rushworth,  — :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  19  Sept.  1677  [tutor 
not  mentioned]. 

Matric^.  (Will.  Rushforth)  20  Sept.  1677  :  but  does  not  appear  in  the 
Study-rents  and  perhaps  never  resided. 

Collin,  William : 

Matric''.  pensioner  1677  July.  Resided  as  pupil  of  M"'  Lovett  between 
Easter  1677  and  Easter  1678. 

Coston,  Francis :  perhaps  Casten. 

Matric''.  sizar  (Costen)  1677  July  :  a  pupil  of  M"'  Lovett,  probably  from  the 
beginning  of  1677  :  B.A.  16|^^.  Perhaps  of  Ipswich,  where  a  branch  from  a 
Durham  family  began  with  one  Leonard  Coston  or  Ca.ston.  Ordained  (as 
Coston)  deacon,  Norwich,  16^^:  priest,  London,  1681  May.  Vicar  (Costyn) 
of  Haddenham,  Bucks.  8  June  1689.  Buried  there  2  Nov.  1731  (Lipscombe, 
2.  213).  There  is  a  curious  memorandum  by  him  in  a  new  parish  register, 
printed  by  Lipscombe  (with  so  many  typographical  errors  as  to  be  in  places 


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unintelligible)  addressed  to  his  successor  as  "planctus  gemitusque  incumbentis" : 
in  which  he  asks  pardon  for  damage  suffered  by  the  living  in  his  incumbency. 
The  people  of  Cuddington  (an  adjacent  village)  would  not  pay  their  tithe, 
"  et  in  hac  re  se  contra  uie  unauimiter  iunxerunt."  He  ends  "  vale,  vir  erudite, 
molestus  enim  esse  nolo,  verbum  enira  sat  sapienti." 

Cammell,  Thomas : 

Matric''.  pensioner  1677  July:  but  admitted  before  Mich.  1676  (Study-rents). 
Was  a  pupil  of  M^  Lovett,  and  in  residence  Lady  Day  1677.  B.A.  16|§  ;  M.A. 
1683.  Was  born  at  Attleborough  :  possibly  son  of  Tho.  Cammell  (164i)  who 
was  rector  of  Worlingham  16G1.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  16^^  March: 
priest,  1680  June.  Rector  of  Withersdale,  Suffolk,  7  July  1680.  Afterwards 
rector  of  Holbrook,  where  he  died  1735. 

Perkins,  William : 

Matric'^.  pensioner  (Pyrkins)  1677  Dec.  Pupil  of  M''  Lynford.  B.A. 
(Perkins)  168^-;  M.A.  1685.  Son  of  Will,  and  Faith  Perkins:  baptised  at 
Bourne  20  April  1660.  Probably  ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1684  May.  Per- 
haps the  rector  of  Colsterworth,  Lines.  5  June  1690-1720,  whose  son  William 
(1710)  was  educated  at  home  by  his  father.  Rector  of  Boothby-Pagnell,  as 
well  as  of  Colsterworth  19  May  1692.  Died  17  June  1720,  and  buried  at 
Colsterworth. 

Clough,  Jonathan : 

Matric".  sizar  1677  Dec.  Pupil  of  M"-  Lovett.  B.A.  16|^;  M.A.  1683, 
incorporated,  Oxford  1683.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1683  Dec.  Rector  of 
St  Giles,  Blaston,  Leics.  21  March  168y,  patron,  the  Crown.  Rector  of  Great 
Casterton  near  Stamford  1687.  Chaplain  to  the  Marquis  of  Annandale :  as 
such,  licensed  22  Feb.  171^  to  hold  also  one  mediety  of  Hallaton,  Leics. 
distant  11  miles.     Died  1728.     (See  Nichols,  Leics.  2.  602.) 

White,  Thomas : 

B.A.  1680  Mids.  ;  M.A.  1684  :  matric".  not  found.  One  Tho.  White  M.A. 
was  vicar  of  Longdon,  Staffs.  18  July  1693.  One  was  rector  of  Nailstou, 
Leics.  21  May  1721,  patron,  the  Crown.  Chaplain  to  Bishop  Hoadly.  Rector 
of  Aylston,  Ruts.,  where  he  died  and  was  buried,  1735  (Nichols,  Leics.  4.  806). 

Brown,  Thomas : 

B.A.  1680  Mids.  Perhaps  "Brown  junior,"  who  appears  as  a  pupil  of 
M'  Waterhouse  in   1679. 

Elcocke,  Ephraim: 

B.A.  1680  Mids.  Matric".  not  found.  One  of  the  same  names  admitted 
at  Brasenose,  Oxford,  in  1638,  was  of  Chester. 

Hampton,  Charles: 

D.D.  1677.  Was  matriculated  at  Exeter,  Oxford  13  Feb.  164|:  B.A. 
165i;  M.A.  1654;  and  D.D.  (Christ's)  1677.  Son  of  Will.  Hampton,  rector 
of  Bletchingley,  Sussex.  Charles  petitioned  17  Feb.  167^^  to  succeed  his  father 
at  Bletchingley  :  granted  :  also  petitioned  the  same  day,  as  chaplain  to  Lord 
Paget  of  Beaudesert,  to  hold  with  it  the  rectory  of  Worth,  distant  12  miles  : 
also  granted.     Died  2  June  1704  aged  74. 


The  entries  of  another  year,  Oct.  1677-Oct.  1678  are  omitted  in  the 
Admission  book.  Eleven  leaves  (nos.  6-16)  are  left  blank — an  unnecessary 
number.  Possibly  there  was  some  intention  of  inserting  the  missing  entries 
for  Oct.  1675-Oct.  1676  in  this  place.     As  before  I  give  the  names  as  far  as 


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recoverable  from  the  lists  of  matriculations  and  degrees,  and  from  the  book  of 
Study-rents.  The  number  for  the  year  is  only  20,  viz.  six  matriculations 
in  July,  nine  in  December,  and  five  admissions  between  October  and  December. 
Doubtless  several  are  missing. 


Hudson,  Samuel: 

Matric''.  pensioner  1678  July.     A  pupil  of  M"'  Lovett.     M.B.  1683. 

Munford,  Samuel: 

Matricd.  pensioner  1678  July.    Pupil  of  M'  Lovett.    M.B.  1683;  M.D.  1694. 

Metcalfe,  George : 

Matric''.  sizar  1678  July.  Pupil  of  M"-  Waterhouse.  B.A.  1682  Mids. 
PossiVjly  one  of  the  Metcalfes  of  Northallerton  :  a  George  Metcalfe  came  from 
there  in  1607,  and  his  son  Will,  in  1654  :  but  he  had  no  son  George.  Second 
master  of  Leeds  grammar  school  1684-98. 

Stroud,  George: 

Matricd.  sizar  1678  July.  A  pupil  of  M"-  Lynford.  B.A.  168i;  M.A.  1685. 
Appears  in  Study-rents  from  before  Mich.  1678  to  Mich.  1682  when  he  is 
B.A.  :  and  always  with  no  charge  to  his  name.  He  was  ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  168|  March  :  priest,  1685  Sept.  :  licensed  to  cure  of  St  Michael, 
Stamford. 

Not  the  Sir  George  Strode  of  Etchingham,  Kent,  admitted  f.-c.  at  Caius 
12  April  1678,  and  given  by  Venn  (1.  459)  as  B.A.  (Christ's)  1684. 

Carter,  John : 

Matric''.  sizar  (as  Corker,  by  miscopying)  1678  July.  A  pupil  of  M"'  Lynford. 
B.A.  (Carter)  168^-.  Born  at  Bedale  1660  or  1661.  Ordained  deacon  (Carter), 
Norwich,  1683  June.  Perhaps  the  John  Carter  who  was  rector  of  Rushmere, 
Suffolk  1714-42  (Suckling,  1.  290). 

Silverwood,  Benjamin: 

Matric''.  sizar  1678  July.  A  pupil  of  M''  Lynford.  B.A.  (Sylverwood, 
but  as  Smallwood  in  Richardson's  index  ;  probably,  by  a  mere  miswriting) 
1681  Mids.  :  in  the  York  Register  he  is  entered  as  of  Emmanuel:  and  he 
does  not  appear  in  the  Studj'-rents  as  B.A.  :  he  may  have  migrated  after 
graduation.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  168^  Mai'ch :  priest,  Lincoln,  168^ 
March:  licensed  to  Corringham,  Lines.    Vicar  of  Upton,  Lines.  17  April  1690. 

Horton,  Thomas : 

Matric"!.  pensioner  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M--  Waterhouse.  M.B.  1683. 
Probably  fourth  son  of  Joshua  Horton,  of  Horton  near  Bradford,  by  his  wife 
Martha  Binns  of  Rush  worth,  Bingley,  Yorks.  :  born  26  Nov.  1660;  practised 
physic  in  London :  married  a  daughter  of  D'^  Watmough  of  London ;  died 
4  March  1694  and  buried  at  St  Thomas,  Southwark.     (Kimber,  3.  198.) 

Brunsell,  Henry : 

Matric'^.  pensioner  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M''  Lovett.  In  residence  from  the 
beginning  of  1678 — but  must  have  kept  some  terms  elsewhere.  B.A.  16|-|^; 
M.A.  1683.  Perhaps  son  of  Sam.  Brunsell,  Canon  of  Lincoln  and  rector  of 
Bingham,  Notts.  1649-88  or  of  his  brother  Henry,  rector  of  Clay  worth,  Notts. 
1660  and  Canon  of  Southwell.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1682  Sept.  Rector 
of  Kelsall,  Herts.  1683-8  (Chauncy,  1.  170).  Rector  of  Bingham,  Notts. 
29  March  1688  succeeding  Samuel:  died  rector  5  Dec.  1707  aged  49 
(Thoroton-Throsby,  1.  278)  and  buried  at  Bingham. 


1678  69 

Michel,  Samuel: 

Matric''.  pensioner  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M''  Lovett.  Resided  to  the  end  of 
the  Mich*,  quarter  1679,  after  which  he  disappears. 

Veale,  Samuel : 

Matric''.  pensioner  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M''  Waterhouse :  in  residence 
before  Mich*'.  1678:  B.A.  IGS-h  There  were  Veales  in  Glos.  and  in  Devon, 
many  of  whom  were  at  Oxford  :  but  I  cannot  connect  him  with  any  :  one 
Sam.  Veale  (possibly  his  father)  of  Exeter,  Oxford  born  at  Iddesleigh,  Devon 
(incorporated  at  Cambridge  as  M.  A.  1649)  was  vicar  of  St  Teath,  Cornwall 
1661  (Al.  Ox.  1540).  William  and  Charles  Veale,  sons  of  Walter,  rector  of 
Iddesleigh,  were  admitted  at  St  John's,  Cambridge  167i  and  1679  respectively. 

Foster,  Robert :  also  spelt  Forster. 

Matric".  sizar  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M^  Lovett.  B.A.  (Forster)  168 J. 
Resided  till  Mich'.  1683.  Probably  one  of  M""  Austin's  three  poor  scholars 
(order  of  7  Feb.  168i)  and  chosen  by  D''  More.  The  money  (£15)  for  this 
short-lived  charity  was  paid  annually  from  the  Exchequer  for  two  years  (I  think) 
only.     (History  of  Christ's,  201.) 

Man,  John : 

Matric".  sizar  1678  Dec.     Pupil  of  M--  Lynford.     B.A.  168|. 

Backler,  Samuel : 

Matric'^.  sizar  1678  Dec.  A  pupil  of  M''  Lynford  :  in  residence  in  1676. 
B.A.  16|^;  M.A.  1683.  Not  son  (but  possibly  nephew)  of  Sam.  Backler  the 
ejected  minister  of  Whatfield,  Suffolk  :  he  had  a  son  Samuel  born  1661  who 
died  an  infant.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1683  June:  licensed  to  Newnham, 
Herts.  Vicar  of  Newnham  (near  Ashwell)  1684-1713.  Vicar  of  Ashwell 
26  June  1713:  patron,  the  Bishop  of  London:  gone  before  Nov.  1720.  His 
son  Sam.  was  admitted  17^^:  born  at  Ashwell.  Before  1688  James  Everard 
was  educated  at  Ashwell  by  a  M"'  Backler. 

Thompson,  Christopher: 

Matric".  sizar  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M--  Lynford.  B.A.  168i;  M.A.  1686. 
Possibly  vicar  of  Pittington,  Durham,  where  there  were  two  of  these  names 
in  succession,  the  first  in  1662,  the  second  gone  before  1717.  One  Chris. 
Thompson,  M.A.,  was  rector  of  Escrick,  Yorks.  1706,  presented  by  Mary 
Thompson  in  absence  of  her  son  Beilby  of  Escrick  :  died  before  Aug.  1 708  : 
there  was  a  Chris.  Thompson,  of  Jesus,  M.A.  1703. 

Parkes,  Parson : 

Matric'i.  sizar  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M--  Lovett.  B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1693. 
Ordained  deacon,  York,  1685  Sept.  Rector  of  Stapleford  Tany  [Tawney], 
Essex,  25  Dec.  1691,  patron,  Fra.  Thompson.  Died  before  March  1732. 
A  correspondent  of  Strype  (J.E.B.M.). 

Woodhouse,  John : 

Matric''.  sizar  1678  Dec.  A  pupil  of  M''  Waterhouse.  Resided  from  Mich^ 
1678  to  Lady  Day  1680.  Was  he  the  John  Woodhouse,  son  of  Chris,  of  Berk- 
hamsted,  matric''.  at  Lincoln,  Oxford  1676  but  took  no  degree?  If  he  was, 
and  if  he  migrated  from  Christ's  to  Queens',  Cambridge,  he  would  be  of 
sufficient  standing  to  be  the  M.B.  (Queens')  1681,  M.D.  (com.  reg.)  1705,  who 
practised  at  Nottingham,  where  his  son  John  was  buried  1708.  (Godfrey, 
Bingham,   39.) 

Williams,  Theodore : 

Matric''.  sizar  1678  Dec.  Pupil  of  M--  Waterhouse.  B.A.  168^;  M.A. 
1685.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1684  Dec. :  priest,  1693  June  :  curate  of  Addle 
[Adel]  near  Leeds,  12  June  1693. 


70  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Horo  tlio  Admission  book  begins  again  with  the  year  1678-9. 


Short,  Samuel:  son  of  .Jolin  :  born  "apud  aedes  Cranburien.sos  "  [Cranbury]  in 
tlio  j>arish  of  iHlinglon,  Midtls.  School  :  Tsliiigton,  unihir  M''  Singleton.  Ad- 
mitted ponsioncr  wider  M''  Lynford,  [ — ]  Oct.  1678.  Age  16.  Afterwards 
fellow-coniiiioner  28  June  1681. 

Matric''.  1679. ..and  seems  not  to  have  resided  till  after  Mieli".  of  that  year. 
M.A.  {jm-  lit.  rc.g.)  168.'?.  Admitted  at  tlio  Inner  Temple  22  Sept.  1681,  third 
son  of  John  Short  of  Cranbury. 

Knowsley,  John :  .son  of  John :  born  at  Scarborough.  School :  Tliornton 
[f  Thornliin  Dide,  Pickiiring],  Yorks.,  under  M''  Parkes.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  W  Lynford  [— ]  Oct.  1678.     Age  16. 

I?.A.  168;-;  M.A.  1686.  Pos.sibly  grandscm  of  John  Knowsley  (161','), 
Fellow,  and  afterwards  rector  of  Taiisor,  Northants. 

Powell,  Thomas:  son  of  Hobcn-t,  D.  D.,  Chancellor  of  St  Asaph:  born  at  Park, 
S.alop.  School:  ICtoii,  under  M'' Roswell.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Lovott 
4  Nov.  1678.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Mich".  1680.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  .'iO  Nov.  1680. 
Robert,  the  father  was  adniitt(!d  here  1614,  and  died  168.'!.  Robert,  adm''. 
I(i80,  was  .M.  l.i-o(lier. 

Bowtell,  William.:  son  of  James:  born  at  Shalford,  Essex.  School:  Felstead, 
niider  M''  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterliouso  6  Nov.  1678. 
Age  17. 

RA.  168;^. 

Jackson,  Robert :  .son  of  Robert :  born  at  Coates  Hall,  Derbs.  School:  Wakefield, 
under  M'  Raskerville.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Watorhouse  20  Nov.  1678. 
Age  1.'"). 

R.A.  168]^.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1684  Sept.  One  Rob.  Jackson,  R. A., 
vicar  of  Beighton,  Derbs.  19  June  1690.  Perhaps  the  same  was  rector  of 
Adel,  Yorks.  27  Aug.  1702  :  described  as  M.A.  (but  there  was  no  Rob. 
Jackson  M.A.  at  either  Cambridge  or  Oxford  at  this  time).  Died  there  1730. 
Grandfather  of  Di'an  C3'ril  Jackson. 

Cudworth,  Thomas : 

M.A.  (/)(■/•  lit.  rn/.)  1682.  The  only  trace  of  him  (apart  from  this  record  at 
the  llniversHy  Registry)  is  that  Tlio.  Cudworth  son  of  John,  the  M.A.  and 
Fellow  of  168.'),  is  called  M'  Tlio.  Cudworth  jii7nor.  Thomas  (senior)  may 
have  been  a  son  of  Ralph  the  Master.  The  registers  of  Great  St  Andrew's 
1641-1661  are  missing:  and  there  is  a  blank  in  the  Admission  Book  from 
Mich.  1677  to  Mich.  1678  :  this  Thomas  may  have  been  admitted  during  that 
time,  and  not  matriculated;  and  then  have  obtained  his  degree  of  M.A.  by 
maiidato  before  the  proper  time.  See  under  Charles  Cudworth,  page  49. 
A  "  M/  Cudworth  "  appears  in  the  Study-rents  in  a  perplexing  way,  among 
Lynford's  pupils.  He  first  is  "  Cudworth '' only  (T;ady  Day  1679)  about  the 
middle  of  the  list:  at  Mich",  he  is'"  M'  C'udworlli  "  in  the  same  place  and  rises 
by  degrees  to  the  top  of  the  list.  He  occurs  till  Lady  Day  1685.  He  cannot  be 
either  of  the  Fellows,  John,  Ralph's  son,  or  Thomas,  John's  son  :  nor  can  he 
he  the  Charles  Cudworth  who  was  in  India  1683  and  died  there  1684.  I  con- 
elude  (lint  he  is  this  Thomas,  possibly  admitted  1677-8,  fellow-commoner  in 
1679  and  (lion.)  M.A.  1682:  but  the  history  is  strange:  Thomas,  Ralph's 
.son,  seems  to  have  no  claim  to  any  special  privilege. 

Maye,  Joseph : 

Admitted  at   Exeter   College,    Oxford,    7    Dec.  1666,    son    of   Joseph    of 


1678—1679  71 

St  Austell,  Cornwall:  B.A.  1G7^;  M.A.  (Chmt's)  16S0.  Ordained  deacon, 
Exeter,  1(571  June;  priest,  1673  May.  Rector  of  St  Ewe,  Cornwall  1679;  of 
St  Grade  1680.     His  son,  Joseph,  reverted  to  Exeter,  Oxford  in  1696. 

Barrett,  Arthur : 

Admitted  at  Merton  College,  Oxford  14  Nov.  1661,  son  of  Will.,  of  Maid- 
.stone,  Kent,  aged  18.  B.A.  1666;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1680.  Rector  of  Sutton 
Waldron,  Dorset,  1676  :  of  Caundle  Bishop,  1680.     (Al.  Ox.) 

Berrow,  Richard:  son  of  John:  born  at  Rickmersworth  [Rickmansworth], 
Herts.  Educated  in  the  "  vicus  "  Camberwell,  Surrey,  by  M''  Ballow.  Ad- 
luitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  11  Jan.  167§.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168ij;  M.A.  1686.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1685  June:  priest, 
1687  Dec.  :  licensed  to  curacy  of  Ingoldsby.  Rector  of  Gravenhurst,  Beds. 
21  April  1698.  Another  (perhaps,  but  there  is  no  other  graduate  at  either 
University)  became  vicar  of  East  Mailing,  Kent  16  Sept.  1699  :  gone  in  1705. 

Baines,  John :  son  of  Ralph :  born  at  Crommack  [up  in  the  hills,  north  of 
Austwick  neiir  Giggloswick],  Yorks.  School  :  Giggleswick,  under  M''  Briggs. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  Sp  Lynford  8  March  107f.     Age  21. 

Appears  on  the  list  of  Lynford's  pupils  three  half  years  Mich.  1680- 
Mich.  1681  inclusive — but  no  charge  against  him  :  matrio".  not  found. 
Perhaps  never  resided. 

Pope,  Roger :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Southwark.  School :  Eton,  under 
M''  Roswell.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Lovett  30  March  167tJ.  Age  17. 
Next  year  became  fellow-commoner. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1681  :  matric".  not  found. 

Nurse,  George :  son  of  George :  born  at  Lincoln.  School ;  Lincoln,  under 
M"'  BronLsgrove.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  3  April  1679.  Age  17. 
B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1686.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1684  Dec;  curate  of 
Kimpton,  Leics.  :  priest,  1685  Sept.  ;  curate  of  Stow  in  Lindsey.  The  father, 
George,  was  possibly  of  Christ  Church,  Oxford  (1652).  A  brother  Peter, 
matriculated  from  St  John's  in  the  same  year  as  George  (the  younger)  from 
Christ's,  was  Canon  of  St  David's  and  chaplain  to  Queen  Anne. 

Botcher,  John :  son  of  George :  born  at  Broad  Clist,  Devon.  School :  Broad 
Clist,  under  D''  Coppleston.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Perkins  4  April 
1679.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  167§  March.  Appears  first  at  Mich'',  as  a  pupil  of  M'  Lynford  : 
and  resided  till  Mich'.  1681. 

Tub(b)ing,  John :  son  of  Philip ;  born  at  Hindringham,  Norfolk.  School  : 
Burnham  Thorpe,  under  M''  Tubbing.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
24  April  1679.     Age  18. 

B.A.  I685.  Philip  Tubbin  (agricola)  sent  a  son,  Peter,  to  St  John's 
19  Feb.  1667^:  but  the  son  was  born  at  Thorpe,  Suffolk.  John  was  ordained 
deacon,  Norwich,  1683  June,  in  his  23rd  yeai'.  He  educated  Tho.  Lunib  and 
Will.  Franklin  (1683)  at  Cawston  :  but  whether  as  master  of  a  grammar 
.school,  or  private  tutor,  is  uncertain. 

Casse,  Richard :    son   of   George :   born  at  Brampton  Green,   Yorks.     School : 

Knaresborough,  under  M''  Armitage.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Waterhouse 

2  May  1679.     Age  18. 

B.A,    168^;  M.A.  1686.     Ordained  deacon,  York,  1684  Dec.     Curate  of 

Little  Owsden  [iOwston]  22  Dec.   1684. 
Covel,  John :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Lartingford,  Norfolk.     School :   Bury  St 

Edmunds,  under  M''  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under   D''  Covel  7   May  1679. 

Age  16. 


72  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Matric'*.  3  July  1679.  Resident  till  Lady  Day  1682.  Probably  John,  son  of 
Will.  Covel  of  Horringer  [Horningsheath],  probably  nephew  of  John  Covel,  the 
future  Master  :  baptised  March  166|.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  13  Feb. 
168-1-.  Probably  town-clerk  of  Bury,  1689.  Heir  to  the  Horringer  property. 
Buried  May  1694.     (S.  H.  A.  Hervey,  Horringer  Register,  294.) 

Browne,  Henry  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Lilbourne,  Northants.  School :  [Clay  ?] 
Coton,  under  M"'  Booth.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  7  May  1679. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  168|^ ;  M.A.  1686.  One  Henry  Browne,  M.A.,  ordained  deacon, 
London,  1 69§  Feb. :  priest,  1 700  May  :  probably  the  same  was  rector  of  Theydon 
Mount,  Essex  28  May  1700  :  died  there  before  Jan.  172|. 

Fox,  Thomas :  son  of  Cornelius  :  born  at  Corpstead  [Corpusty],  Norfolk.  School  • 
Holt,  under  M'  Bainbridge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  13  May  1679. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1686.  According  to  the  Norwich  Register  he  was  born 
at  Sa.Kthorpe  which  is  near  Corpusty.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  168|. 
Probably  rector  of  Aldby,  where  he  was  buried  17  Oct.  1715,  aged  56.  He 
held  it  with  Wickmere. 

Shaw,  — :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"' Lynford  15  May  1679. 
Matric".  not  found.     Never  resided,  so  far  as  the  Study-rents  show. 

Willis,  Thomas  :  eldest  son  of  Richard,  baronet :  born  at  Waltham,  Essex.  School : 
[?  Chipping]  Carapden,  Glos.  under  M"'  Tailour.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M"'  Lynford  17  May  1679.     Age  17. 

Son  of  Sir  Richard  (1631),  and  of  Alice  Fox  of  Waltham  Abbey.  In 
the  Essex  Visitation,  1664,  he  is  given  "  aet.  3.'i  He  appears  in  the  list  of 
M''  Lynford's  pupils  Mich.  1679  ;  with  no  charge  against  him  :  not  later.  Was 
he  the  M.A,  of  Clare  1683  ?  His  full  name  was  The.  Fox  Willis.  Succeeded 
his  father,  and  according  to  Burke  (^Extinct  Baronetage)  he  died  unmarried, 
1701,  aged  89  (misprint  for  39). 

Hill,  Joshua  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Wilsden  [near  Bradford],  Yorks.  School : 
Erby  [Earby  near  Skipton],  under  M"'  Rakes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Water- 
house  20  May  1679.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168|.  Maj'  be  the  Joshua  Hill,  ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  169|^ 
March  (and  licensed  to  the  Chapel  of  Brear  in  the  parish  of  Halifax)  with  the 
note  "  doctrina  et  scientia  leniter  eruditus  ideoque  non  nisi  propter  penuriam 
ecclesiae  sive  capellae  approbatus."  Perhaps  he  laboured  there  for  a  long 
time  with  some  success,  as  one  Joshua  Hill  B.A.  (no  other  either  at  Cambridge 
or  Oxford)  was  ordained  priest,  York,  1716  Sept. 

Rigby,  Charles :  third  son  of  Edward,  Serjeant-at-law  :  born  at  Preston,  Lanes. 
School :  Preston,  under  M''  Walmsley.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lyn- 
ford 21  May  1679.     Age  18. 

Matric".  not  found.  In  residence  till  Lady  Day  1681.  Admitted  at  Gray's 
Inn  7  March  167f,  where  his  father  (who  practised  at  Preston)  had  been 
Reader.      Younger  brother  of  Edward  (1670). 

Fairfax,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Steeton,  Yorks.  School :  Wakefield, 
under  M''  Baskerville.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Waterhouse  21  May 
1679.     Age  17. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided  up  to  Lady  Day  1680.  Son  of  Will.  Fairfax 
of  Steeton  (who  was  son  of  Sir  William)  and  of  Catharine,  daughter  of  Rob. 
Stapleton  of  Wighill :  baptised  in  Steeton  chapel  21  Nov.  1664  [sic].  The 
father   died    1673.     The   son   was   buried   at  Bglton  Percy  20   June    1694 


1679  73 

(Genealogist,  6.  615).  A  "Fairfax,  junior" — otherwise  unknown — appears  in 
Waterhouse's  list  for  three  half  years  up  to  Mich.  1680,  but  without  charge; 
probably  did  not  come  into  residence. 

Beale,  George :  eldest  son  of  Henry :  born  at  Knottingley  near  Ferrybridge, 
Yorks.  School  :  Wakefield,  under  M"'  Baske[r]ville.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"'  Waterhouse  21   May   1679.     Age  18. 

Matric".  not  found.  Probably  never  resided.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn 
26  Nov.  1679,  as  of  Darrington,  Yorks.  Henry  Beale  of  Knottingley  was 
the  second  husband  of  Eliz.  Carleill  of  Sewerby,  bom  1633.  (Hunter  F.M  G 
351.) 

Armitstead,  John :  son  of  Thomas ;  born  at  Long  Preston,  Yorks.  School : 
Giggleswick,  under  M"'  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  23  May 
1679.     Age  19. 

B.A.  168| ;  M.A.  1688.  Probably  the  Head-master  of  Giggleswick  School, 
12  June  1685-1712,  when  he  died  (Morant-Whitaker,  Craven,  169.) 

Pendock,  Thomas :  son  of  Philip  :  born  at  Tollerton,  Notts.  Educated  there 
by  M''  Allsopp  [probably  John  Allsopp  (1664)  rector].  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"'  Lovett  24  May  1679.     Age  17. 

Matric*.  3  July  1679.  Resident  till  Mich.  1681.  Thoroton  (p.  85)  gives 
his  home  as  Torlaston.  His  mother  was  Jane,  daughter  of  Nic.  Charlton  of 
Chilwick. 

Margerison,   Richard :    son  of  James :   born   at   Hunsworth,    Yorks.     School : 

Bradford,  under  M"^  Woods.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Waterhouse  26  May 
1679.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168§;  M.A.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1684  Sept.  :  licensed  to 
Haworth  Chapel,  in  Bradford  :  priest,  Lincoln,  1687  Dec.  ;  curate  of  Everton, 

Beds,  with  Tetworth,  Hunts.  Vicar  of  Mirfield,  Yorks.,  where  he  died  (vicar) 
before  May  1716. 

Deane,  Andrew :  son  of  Richard  :  of  Westmoreland.     School :   Holt,  Norfolk, 
under  M^  Bainbridge.    Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  29  May  1679.    Age  16. 
Matric''.  July  1681  :  B.A.   168|.     Born  at  Dufton  near  Appleby  {Norw. 
Register).     Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1683  Dec. 

Firmin,  Thomas :  son  of  John :  born  at  Harden  [Hawkedon  ;  so  in  Norwich 
Register],  Suffolk.  School  :  Bury,  under  M^  Leeds.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M"-  Lynford  3  June  1679.     Age  18. 

B.A.  168| ;  M.A.  1686.  His  father  was  rector  of  Stanstead  :  and  he  was 
baptised  at  Hawkedon  July  1660.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1683  Dec. 
Probably  rector  of  Sudbourne  All  S'^  with  Orford  St  Bartholomew  (contiguous). 
Died  1720  (Davy).  He  was  probably  akin  to  Tho.  Firmin,  "philanthropist" 
(D.N.B.),  who  was  born  at  Ipswich  1632. 

Exon,    Joseph :    son    of   John :    born    at    Diseworth.      School  :    Repton,    under 
M"'  Litherland.      Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Lovett  4  June   1679.      Age  17. 
Matric*.  3  July  1679.     Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's,  Cambridge,  1  May 
1682. 

Hall,  Henry :  son  of  Anthony  :  born  at  Thirsk.  School  :  Thirsk,  under  M"'  Wild- 
man.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  9  June  1679.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168|.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  168f  Feb.  :  curate  of  Wexham  St 
Mary,  near  Slough,  Bucks.  One  of  these  names  went  out  as  emigrant  minister 
to  Maryland,  receiving  the  £20  bounty  for  his  voyage  11  Jan.  169^.  (Fother- 
gill,  Emigrant  Ministers  to  America,  p.  32.) 


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*Finch,  Henry :  son  of  Heneage,  Baron  Finch  of  Daventry,  Chancellor  of  Eng- 
land :  born  at  Kensington.  Educated  by  (1)  D''  Sharpe :  (2)  M''  Moore. 
Admitted  fellow-commoner  ("  pro  ordinis  dignitate  ")  under  M''  Lovett  9  June 
1679.     Age  15. 

Matric''.  3  July  1679;  M.A.  1682.  Sixth  son  of  Heneage  Finch,  first 
Earl  of  Nottingham:  brother  of  Edward  (167^)  and  of  Robert  (168«).  By 
order  of  14  March  168f  he  was  "accepted"  as  one  of  the  first  two  Fellows  of 
the  Finch  and  Baines  foundation  (Tho.  Lovett,  see  Vol.  i.  p.  .595,  being  the  other) 
on  the  nomination  of  his  eldest  brother  Daniel,  second  Earl  of  Nottingham  : 
he  vacated  the  Fellowship  6  Dec.  1692.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1689  Dec. 
wrongly  described  as  Fellow  of  Corpus.  Prebendary  of  Ely  (second  stall) 
1690-92,  which  he  resigned,  and  Tho.  Lovett,  his  tutor,  was  appointed: 
seventh  stall  1692-171-1  (?).  Rector  of  Winwick,  Lanes.  Prebendary  of 
York  (Wetwang)  5  June  1695,  which  he  resigned  1704.  Dean  of  York 
1702-28.  Died  8  Sept.  1728  aged  64:  buried  in  S.  choir  aisle:  M.L  and 
medallion.  He  left  the  bulk  of  his  property  to  his  "  dearest  friend  and 
brother"  Edward  :  also  left  £100  to  "beautify"  our  Hall,  and  £200  to  buy 
a  living. 

Williams,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  North  Myms  [Mimms],  Herts.  School : 
Ainsbury  [1  Alconbury],  Hunts.,  under  M"'  Mathews.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M^  Lynford  26  May  1679.     Age  18. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided  up  to  Mich.  1681.  John  Williams,  son  of 
Thomas,  late  of  Lincoln's  Inn,  deceased,  was  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn 
12  Feb.   167|. 

Sparrow,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Hunningham  [Sible  Hedingham],  Essex. 
School :  Felstead,  under  M"'  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Watei'- 
house  16  June  1679.     Age  17. 

Matric^.  3  July  1679  :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1682.  Not  the  John  Sparrow, 
B.A.  (Cath.)  1685.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  27  Nov.  1680.  Born  July  1662, 
son  of  John  of  Sparrows,  Sible  Hedingham,  by  hi.s  wife  Anne,  daughter  of 
Will.  Harrington  of  Wallasses,  Gt  Maplestead.  Barrister,  Mich^  1686. 
Married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Sam.  Clarkson  of  Langham  Lodge,  Essex, 
by  whom  he  had  one  daughter  Elizabeth,  married  to  Henry  Summers  of 
Colchester.     Died  27  March  172f.     (Morant,  1.  289.) 

Cullum,  Thomas :  second  son  of  Thomas,  baronet :  born  at  Hawstead,  Suff.  School : 
Bury,  under  M"'  Leeds.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  D''  Covel  [ — ]  June 
1679.     Age  not  given. 

Matric<i.  (Cullam)  3  July  1679  :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1682.  Admitted  at 
the  Middle  Temple  30  June  1684.  Grandson  of  Sir  Tho.  Cullum,  alderman 
and  sheriff  (1647)  of  London,  knighted  at  the  Restoration  "as  a  recompence 
of  his  great  zeal."  Son  of  Sir  Thomas  (1628-80)  second  baronet,  of  Hawstead, 
by  his  wife  Dudley,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry  North.  Died  unmarried  22  Dec. 
1700,  aged  38:  buried  at  Hawstead:  M.L,  vvhich  implies  that  he  was  a 
musician  :  "  quam  primum  cantus  caelicolarum  audit,  voce  haud  minus  divina 
ipsa  (anima)  cantabat."  His  brother.  Sir  Dudley  Cullum  (who  died  s.  p. 
1720)  gave  in  1703  £10.  10s.  to  the  Chapel  fund  in  memory  of  him.  James 
Cullum,  of  the  same  family,  admitted  1773,   three  generations  later. 

Cooke,  Moses :  son  of  Moses  :  born  at  Little  Hadham,  Herts.  School :  Stort- 
ford,  under  M''  Conway.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Lovett  25  June  1679. 
Age,  not  quite  14. 

B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1686.  One  of  the  first  four  Buntingford  scholars  (Bp. 
Ward's  foundation)  in  1682.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1686  May:  priest, 
Lincoln,  168|^  March:   curate  of  Graffham,  Hunts.     Rector  of  Sible  Heding- 


1679  75 

ham,  Essex  (of  which  his  father  bought  the  advowson)  15  April  1690-1733: 
"  where  he  built  a  very  good  parsonage-house  of  brick,  laid  out  a  handsome 
garden,  and  in  all  respects  greatly  adorned  and  improved  the  parish  "  (Morant, 
2.  191).  Also  vicar  of  Gestingthorpe  10  Feb.  170|-1733  {ib.  309) :  when  he 
died. 

Was  he  the  Moses  Cooke,  son  of  Moses,  cordwainer,  of  St  Giles  in  the 
Fields,  admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  22  Nov.   1688? 

Place,  Benjamin:  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Clapham,  Yorks.  School :  Lan- 
caster, under  M'  Holden.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  28  June  1679. 
Age  20. 

Matric".  not  found.  Place,  senior  (Ben.),  and  junior  (Tim.)  appear  in  the 
list  of  Lovett's  pupils  (without  charge)  Mich.  1680  and  Lady  Day  1681,  after 
which  both  disappear.  Ben.  Place  (no  degree)  was  ordained  priest,  Ely,  1696 
Sept.  Vicar  of  Hacconby,  Lines.  11  Oct.  1698,  patron,  the  Bishop.  Vicar 
of  Ashby  Puerorum,  Lines.  6  Aug.  171.5  (patron,  the  Bisliop)  :  vacant  before 
June  1717.     Rector  of  Greetham  near  Horncastle  8  Aug.  1715. 

Chris.  Place,  the  father,  vicar  of  Clapham  and  buried  there  1679,  was 
charged  as  "  a  man  of  profane  and  ungodly  conversation,  oftimes  most  shame- 
fully drunk,  and  a  horrible  swearer."  {Bradford  Antiquary,  1.  246.)  Perhaps 
he  was  son  of  Christopher  Plesse  \sic\  admitted  pensioner  1609. 

Place,  Timothy :  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Clapham,  Yorks.  School :  Lan- 
caster, under  M"'  Holden.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  28  June  1679. 
Age  19. 

See  under  Ben.  (above).  Matric".  not  found.  No  degree  recorded  :  but 
one  Tim.  Place,  B.A.,  was  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1683  Dec.  :  licensed  to 
Little  Gidding. 

Warner,  Samuel :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  D''  Covel 
1  July  1679. 

Matric".  not  found.     Resided  till  Mich^  1681. 

Dickins,  Thomas :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  2  July 
1679. 

Perhaps  never  resided  here.  Matric''.  (Sidney)  as  pensioner  8  July  1680. 
B.A. — as  Dicken — (Sidney)  168|. 

Dickins,  John:  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  2  July  1679. 
B.A.  (Dickin)  168|^.     Resided  till  Lady  Day  1683,  always  appearing  as 
Dickins.     Probably  brother  of  Thomas  (above). 

Roberts,  Marmaduke :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  Dom^  [John] 
Cudworth,  2  July  1679. 

Matric".  not  found.  Does  not  appear  in  the  Study-rents  and  probably 
never  resided.  One  Marm.  Roberts  (?  father)  died  rector  of  Aswardby,  Lines, 
before  April  1680. 

Lloyd,  John :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Halton,  Flints.  School :  Eton,  under 
M'^  Rosewell.  Admitted  at  King's,  6  July  1676;  at  Christ's,  pensioner  under 
My  Lovett  4  July  1679.     Age  19. 

B.A.  16^;  M.A.  1683.  One  John  Lloj-d,  B.A.,  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1681  Sept.  :  priest,  1682  June.  One  rector  of  Wickenby,  Lines.  15  March 
169J,  patron.  Sir  Tho.  Barnardiston  ;  and  again  (same  name)  4  April  1709: 
patron,  Sir  Tho.  Willoughby.  One  John  Lloyd,  vicar  of  Ashby  (Magistorum), 
Leics.  13  June  1715  :  vacant  before  Aug.  1719. 

Terrey,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas :  born  in  Cambridge.     School  :    Ainsbury  (?), 


76  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

under  M''  Mathews.     Admitted   sizai'  under  M"'  Fairmedow  25  July  1679. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  168f.     Resident  till  Lady  Day  1685. 

Clarke,  Thomas :  admitted  as  Clark  :  eldest  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Norwich. 
School :  Norwich,  under  M''  Burton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford 
5  Nov.  1679.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Clarke)  168-|.  Brother  of  Christopher  (afterwards  Archdeacon) 
Clarke,  admitted  1687.  Seems  to  have  resided  till  Mich^  1685.  Admitted  at 
Gray's  Inn  4  Aug.  1684.     Barrister,  1692:  Bencher,  1715:  Treasurer,  1731. 

Shaw,  John :  son  of  John,  clerk :  born  at  Rotherham.  School  :  Rotherham, 
under  M''  Farrer.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Waterhouse  14  Nov.  1679. 
Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.  Son  of  the  well-known  John  Shaw  (1623),  vicar  of 
Rotherham  and  of  Hull.  Died  unmarried,  aged  20,  and  was  buried  at 
Rotherham,  Jan.  1683  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  2.  24).  His  sister  and  heiress 
Margaret,   was  the   wife  of  Elkanah  Rich  (Eastwood,  Ecclesjield,   473). 

Corney,  Edward : 

Matric"!.  sizar  167|^  March.  Pupil  of  M>'  Lynford;  so  far  as  the  Study- 
rents  show,  he  resided  only  between  Mich".  1678  and  Mich^  1679.  As  he 
was  B.  A.  1 6|§,  he  must  have  been  admitted  and  kept  terms  elsewhere.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  16|^  March:  priest,  1680  Sept.  One  of  these  names  vicar  of 
Owston,  W.R.,  Yorks.  7  Aug.  1686,  patron,  Joh.  Adams,  Esq.:  died  1687: 
described  (M.I.)  as  "  fidelis  vicarius  "  ;  but  no  age  given.  (Hunter  S.  Yorks. 
2.  479.) 

Blythe,  Edward : 

Matric<i.  fellow-commoner,  1679  July.  See  under  [  —  ]  Blythe  1677. 
Appears  in  the  list  of  M"'  Lynford 's  pupils  for  the  half-year  ending  Lady  Day 
1678  to  Mich.  1679  inclusive:  but  no  charge  against  him:  perhaps  he  never 
resided.  One  Edward  Blythe  of  "  Strancson  alias  Stroxton,"  Lines.  (Stroxton, 
near  Grantham)  was  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  1  April  1678  :  his  grandmother 
was  Mary,  daughter  of  Anthony  Eyre  of  Rampton  (see  Ant.  Eyre,  adm.  1650). 

Plumpton,  Henry : 

Matric''.  sizar  1679  July.  Pupil  of  M"'  Waterhouse.  B.A.  168|.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1682  June:  priest,  1683  June.  A  pedigree  of  Plumpton  of 
Plumpton  in  Genealogist  N.S.  22.  42  :  but  he  is  not  found  there. 

Backwell,  Richard :  son  of  Edward,  armiger  :  born  at  Parson's  Green,  Middlesex. 
Educated  by  M''  Maurice.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lovett  3  Jan. 
16|§.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1683.  First  son  (by  his  second  wife,  Mary,  daughter 
of  Ri.  Leigh  of  Warwick)  of  Edw.  Backwell  (d.  1683)  "alderman,  a  celebrated 
London  goldsmith,  and  the  principal  founder  of  the  banking  system  in  England  " 
(D.N.B.)  to  whom,  when  Charles  II  "closed  the  exchequer  "  in  1672,  £295,995 
was  owing  from  the  King. 

Ri.  Backwell  was  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  17  April  1676  as  "of  the 
City  of  London  " — unless  that  be  a  kinsman:  Lipscombe  {Bucks.  4.  376)  makes 
him  of  Gray's  Inn.     He  married  but  had  no  children  :  died  26  April  1731. 

The  "  M"'  Maurice "  (above)  was  doubtless  Henry  Maurice,  rector  of 
Tyringham,  Bucks.  1675-9.  Tyringham  was  acquired  by  John  Backwell  (son 
of  Edward  by  his  tirst  marriage  to  Alice  Brett)  who  married  Elizabeth,  only 
daughter  of  Sir  Will,  Tyringham.     Edward  Backwell  was  buried  there. 


1679—1680  77 

Lane,  Edward :  [uo  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  3  Jan. 
11:79 

Matric".  not  found.     Probably  never  resided. 

Stringer,  Josias :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Hilton,  Staffs.     Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"'  Waterhouse  16  Jan.  16  ~.     Age  not  given. 
Matric".  not  found.     Probably  never  resided. 

Selby,  William :  son  of  Michael :  born  at  Riseley,  Beds.  School :  Kinibolton, 
under  M''  Taylor.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford  11  March  IG^g. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1687.  Probably  son  of  Mich.  Selby  (16ff)  rector  of 
Ingoldsby  who  died  168i.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1684  Sept.  :  licensed 
to  Ingoldsby  :  priest,  1686  May  :  still  at  Ingoldsby.  Probably  rector  of  Elton 
on  the  Hill,  Notts.  29  Jan.  168f  and  buried  there  9  Sept.  1720  (Godfrey, 
Hundred  of  Bingham,  168). 

Beardsley,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Castle  Donington,  Leics.  School : 
Derby,  under  M''  Mathews.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  17  March  16|^. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168|.  Ordained  deacon  and  priest,  Lincoln,  1684  Sept.  :  curate  of 
Cole  Orton,  Leics. 

Standish,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  [birthplace  not  given].  School :  Lavington 
[Lenton],  Lines.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  19  March  16|^^.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  168f.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1685  Sept. :  licensed  to  Ruskington. 
Probably  related,  but  not  very  nearly,  to  the  Newark  family  of  Standish,  to 
which  Thomas  (the  Fellow  1653-1714)  belonged  :  not  in  Maddison's  pedigree 
(Li7ics.  pedigrees,  919). 

Christmas,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Sudbury,  Suffolk.  Educated  by 
M''  Chapman  [perhaps  Edmund  or  Ambrose,  each  of  whom  was  ordained  to  a 
Suffolk  curacy  and  beneficed  in  this  year].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
[date  not  given].     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1683  Mids.  Vicar  of  East  Cornard,  Suffolk,  1686,  till  1689,  according 
to  Davy.  But  in  1687  he  joined  the  Church  of  Rome  (Hast  Anglian,  1.  116) : 
and  was  admitted  at  Douai  (16  July  1690). 

Battell,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Holden  [probably  Howden,  E.R.], 
Yorks.  School :  Holden  [Howden],  under  M''  Reinolds.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M''  Waterhouse  10  April  1680.     Age  15. 

Matric''.  sizar  8  July  1680:  probably  migrated,  and  graduated  at  Peter- 
house,  B.A.  168§;  M.A.  1686.  A  M''  Battell  was  Master  of  Hertford  School 
in  1690  and  not  before  1685.  Perhaps  minor  canon  of  St  Paul's  1 691-1 69|-, 
when  he  resigned. 

Hardcastle,  John :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Leeds.  School :  Leeds,  under 
M''  Gilbert.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett   14  April  1680.     Age  18. 

B.A.  168f;  M.A.  1693.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  168J  Feb.:  priest, 
1685  Dec, 

Trickett,  Samuel :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Norton  in  Scarsdale,  Derbs.  School : 
not  given.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  15  April  1680.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1687.  Son  of  Samuel  (admitted  1652),  vicar  of  Norton. 
Ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1688  June :  then  curate  of  Norton.  Rector  of 
Nuthall,  Notts.,  which  he  resigned  on  being  instituted  to  rectory  of  Aston, 
near  Sheffield,  18  May  1694  (Hunter,  H.  Yorks.  2.  166). 


78  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Street,  William. :  eldest  son  of  William  :  born  at  Haliaton,  Leics.  School :  Har- 
borough,  under  M""  Berry.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lynford  21  April 
1680.     Age  not  given. 

Son  of  Will.  Street  (1650).  Matric".  not  found.  Resided  till  Mich^  1681. 
Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  2  Dec.  1681.  According  to  Nichols  (Leics.  2.  602), 
he  was  born  1656  :  if  so  he  came  up  old.  Died  1697  when  his  brother  Berkeley 
succeeded  to  the  property  (ib.). 

*Every,  Simon  :  son  of  Henry,  baronet :  born  at  Eggington,  Derbs.  School : 
Repton,  under  M'  Litherland.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lynford  26  April 
1680.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168f  ;  M.A.  1687.  Third  son  of  Sir  Henry  Every  (1646)  by  his  wife 
Vere  Herbert :  called  after  his  grandfather  the  first  baronet.  Grandfather  and 
father  were  .strong  Royalists.  Elected  Fellow  Sept.  ("i  7)  1687  succeeding 
Henry  More.  A  letter  (which  has  been  preserved)  from  his  father  on  1  Nov. 
1687  bids  him  "remember  with  what  reputation  D''  More  lived  in  the  College 
and  make  it  your  endeavour  that  as  you  succeed  in  his  place  so  in  his  repute." 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1688  June;  priest,  August.  Resided  in  College  as 
Fellow  for  16  vears,  but  seemingly  not  of  mucli  mark  :  was  junior  Dean  and 
catechist  in  1689:  he  had  one  pupil,  called  Walker:  but  Waterhouse,  and 
then  Duckfield,  swept  the  field.  Junior  Proctor  1699.  He  was  presented  to 
Navenby  23  March  170f — having  passed  it  two  years  earlier  when  Rob.  Bevin, 
a  young  man,  was  appointed.  Resigned  his  fellowship  before  April  1704. 
By  the  death  of  his  two  elder  brotliers,  Henry  and  John,  without  issue,  he 
succeeded  to  the  Baronetcy  1  July  1729  :  but  he  did  not  resign  Navenby  :  after 
1730  the  register  is  always  signed  by  curates,  of  whom  his  sons  John  and 
Simon  were  two.  Married  Mary,  daughter  of  Joshua  Clarke,  rector  of  Somerby : 
had  five  sons,  Henry  (admitted  1726),  John  (1726),  Simon  (1730)  and  two 
others.  Died  12  Jan.  1753  after  holding  Navenby  for  fifty  years,  aged  90. 
His  wife  died  at  Navenby  12  Aug.  1725,  apparently  after  child-birth. 

I  have  been  shewn  by  Miss  E.  M.  Every  a  curious  MS.  commonplace  book, 
which  belonged  to  John  Every  of  Chardstock  (?  adm.  1648,  uncle  of  this 
Simon) ;  it  contains  also  entries  by  Simon  to  whom  it  passed.  There  is  a 
curious  page  dealing  with  his  meals  in  College  in  Nov.  1693  of  which  I  give 
part  "Friday  3rd  Nov.  dine  in  the  Hall :  at  night  noe  supper. . .  .Sunday  5  of  Nov. 
my  exceed(iugs)  in  my  Chamber.     Monday  6  Nov.  not  anything  at  noone  :  at 

night  half  a  raw  chicken.     Tuesday  ye  7  nothing  at  noone,  at  night  nothing 

Friday  10th.  din:  in  the  Hall,  at  night  noe  supper.  Saturday  din.  in  the  Hall : 
at  night  with  M''  Waterhs:  on  Stinking  Mutton.  Sunday  12  :  di:  in  Hall,  at 
night  pig's  head  with  Smith." 

Waite,  George :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Milton  [near  Repton],  Derbs.  School : 
Repton,  under  M''  Litherland.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  26  April  1680. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1693.  His  father  was  a  yeoman:  the  family  were  still 
at  Milton  two  centuries  later.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1684  Sept.  :  licensed 
to  chapel  of  Blackfordby,  Leics.  Licensed  to  preach  at  Walton  on  Trent 
4  Oct.  1686.  Master  of  the  school  of  Little  Appleby  on  the  boundary  of 
Derbs.  and  Leics.  1705-25,  when  he  died,  22  July,  aged  65.  (Nichols,  Leics. 
4.  438.)     His  son  George  was  admitted  at  Trinity,  Oxford,  1713,  aged  15. 

Merry,  Thomas :  son  of  William  :  born  in  London.  School :  Westminster. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Cud  worth  7  May  1680.     Age  18. 

Matric'i.  as  Edward  19  July  1681  :  B.A.  (Tho.  Merrye)  168f ;  M.A.  1687  : 
no  Thomas  niatric*.  Probably  Edward  is  due  to  miscopying  :  but  there  may 
have  been  two  men. 


1680  79 

Mackworth,  Humphry  (Onufrius):  son  of  Thomas,  baronet.  Born  at  Norman  ton, 
Ruts.  School :  not  given.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Lynford 
11   May   1680.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided  till  Mich**.  1682.  Son  of  Sir  Thomas  of 
Normanton,  tiiird  baronet,  by  his  wife  Anne,  daughter  of  Humphry  Mackworth 
of  Betton,  Salop.  Nephew  of  Gustavus  (admitted  1650).  Died  unmarried 
(Kimber,  1.  156).  For  his  cousin,  another  Humphry,  "a  noted  projectoi," 
see  D.N.B.  The  connexion  between  the  College  and  the  Mackworths  was 
perhaps  due  to  the  marriage  of  the  widow  of  Alex.  More  of  Grantham  with 
Sir  Thomas  (the  first  baronet,  1619)  of  Normanton. 

Hayton,  William. :  [father  not  given]  :  of  Derbs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Lyn- 
ford 11  May  1680.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.     Probably  never  resided. 

Backwell,  Barnaby :  son  of  Edward,  armiger :  born  at  Crislowe  [Creslow],  Bucks. 
Educated  by  M''  Maurice.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lovett  24 
May  1680.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found  :  resided  till  Mich.  1681.  Brother  of  Richard  above, 
whom  see  :  named  after  his  grandfather,  Barnaby  Backwell  of  Temple  Dasset. 
Creslow,  near  Aylesbury,  was  perhaps  one  of  the  farms  acquired  by  Edward 
by  foreclosing.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  6  Feb.  1682.  He  died 
unmarried  21   Feb.   1731,  and  was  buried  at  Tyringham. 

Backwell,  Leigh :  son  of  Edward,  armiger :  born  at  Parson's  Green,  Midds. 
Educated  by  M"'  Maurice.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lovett 
24  May  1680.     Age  not  given  [but  not  more  than   14]. 

Matric".  not  found:  resided  till  Mich.  1681.  Third  brother,  see  Richard 
and  Barnaby,  above ;  called  after  his  maternal  grandfatiier  Ri.  Leigh.  He  is 
not  given  in  the  pedigree  (Lipscombe,  Bucks.  4.  376) :  perhaps  he  died  young. 

Farrer,  Richard :  son  of  Joseph :  born  at  Kirkby  Lonsdale.  School :  Kirkby, 
under  M"'  Farrer,  his  brother.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  27  May 
1680.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided  till  Mich^  1682.  Possibly  the  "  Ri.  Farrer, 
gent."  matric''.  at  Univ.  Coll.,  Oxford  8  July  1684:  B.A.  1688;  M.A.  169$: 
no  further  facts  given. 

Wigg,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Stainbridge,  Beds.     School  :  Hockcliffe, 
under  M"^  Stackhouse  [rector,  admitted  here   1656].     Admitted  sizar  under 
M^  Lovett  28  May  1680.     Age  not  given. 
Matric*.  1681  July.     M.B.  1685. 

Carr,  Richard :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Giggleswiek.  School :  Giggleswick,  under 
M''  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  29  May  1680.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1689.  Perhaps  the  Ri.  Carr  who  taught  three  weeks 
(during  a  vacancy)  at  Giggleswick  before  June  1685,  for  £2.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1685  Sept.;  licensed  to  All  Saints,  Huntingdon:  priest,  168|  Feb.  ; 
licensed  to  Wotton,  Lines.  One  Ri.  Carr,  M.A.,  rector  of  Kirkby  cum 
Broughton,  Yorks.  5  July  1727  :  gone  in  1728  (Graves,  Cleveland,  241). 

Hargreaves,  Thomas :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Gisborne,  Yorks.  School :  Erby 
[Earby],  under  M'  Rakes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  29  May  1680: 
afterwards  pensioner.     Age  not  given.     M.B.  (Hargraves)  1685. 

Lawson,  Thomas :  son  of  Laurence  :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  Briggs.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  31  May  1680.  Age 
not  given. 

Probably  never  resided.  Name  entered  in  Study-rents  for  a  year,  without 
charge. 


80  CHRIST'S    COLLEGE 

Pyke,  William  :  son  of  Richaid  :  born  at  Claverley,  Salop.  Educated  by  M"'  Guest. 
Aduiitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  1  June  1680.     Age  not  given. 

Matric".  not  found  :  name  entered  for  a  half-year  without  charge.  Probably 
never  resided. 

Wolfall,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Tonstall,  Lanes.  School :  Garstang, 
under  M"'  Harding.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  14  June  1680.  Age 
not  given.  ■ 

Matric".  8  July  1680  :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1681. 

Jackson,  John  :  son  of  Robeit :  born  at  Canifield  [?],  Lanes.  School :  Sedbergh, 
under  M''  Wharton.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  14  June  1680.  Age 
not  given. 

Matric''.  8  July  1680.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1681.  One  of  these  names 
died  vicar  of  Skipwith,  Yorks.  before  Oct.  1713. 

Hale,  William:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  18  June 
1680. 

B.A.  168f  ;  M.A.  1687.  Possibly  second  son  of  William  Hale  of  King's 
Walden,  Herts.,  M.P.  for  Herts.,  by  his  wife  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Jeremiah 
Elwes  of  Roxby,  Lines.  :  born  17  Peb.  1663.     (Berry,  Herts.  Genealogies,  34.) 

Tatham,  Edmund :  [admitted  as  William  :  no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M''  Lynford  18  June  1680. 

Matric'i.  (Edmund)  3  April  1682.  B.A.  (Edmund)  1684  Mids.  ;  M.A.  1694. 
Probably  nephew  of  Edmund  Tatham  (1654)  vicar  of  Tonstall  1664—1699: 
viz.  son  of  Ills  elder  brother  Richard.  One  Edm.  Tatham  ordained  priest, 
York,  1684  Dec,  succeeded  the  elder  Edmund  at  Tonstall  21  June  1699,  on 
the  presentation  of  John  Bonett.  Died  (probably  intestate)  in  1718.  Another 
was  vicar  of  Newport,  Essex,  24  Feb.  170|:  and  of  Quendon  29  Mar.  1707: 
held  both  till  173.5,  when  he  died  :  perhaps  of  St  John's,  M.A.  1700.  If  there 
was  also  a  Will.  Tatham  admitted  here,  perhaps  he  was  a  son  of  John  Tatham 
of  Pontefract,  deceased,  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  23  April  1678.  One — and 
only  one — appears  in  Study-rents,  till  Mich''.  1681  :  after  that  date  he  probably 
became  a  sizar. 

Carter,  Thomas:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lynford  18  June 
1680. 

Matric".  not  found  :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1681.  Perhaps  Tho.  Carter,  son 
of  William  of  Gilling,  Yorks.,  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  24  June  1680. 

Waldron,  John :  son  of  George,  armiger  :  [birthplace  not  given].  School :  [Fel- 
stead],  under  M"'  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  3  July 
1680.     Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found  :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1681.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn 
13  June  1680  as  son  of  George  Waldron  of  Stapleford  Abbotts,  Essex  ;  who 
married  Amy,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Era.  Stonard  of  Knowles  Hill  where  a 
younger  brother  Francis  Waldron  (admitted  1681)  was  born.  According  to 
Morant  (1.  178)  their  son  George  (not  John)  was  at  Christ's,  died  15  Ma}'  1681, 
aged  17  years  and  2  months;  and  has  M.I.  in  Stapleford  Abbotts  church.  It 
seems  likely  that  George  is  a  mistake  for  John. 

Wightman,  Robert :  nothing  recorded  except  that  he  was  admitted  pensioner :  it 
must  have  been  at  some  time  between  July  and  September  1680. 

Appears  for  Study-rents  first  at  Mich.  1681  as  a  pupil  of  M''  Cudworth  : 
afterwards  he  was  transferred  to  M"'  Lovett.  Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's 
11  June  1683.  A  family  of  this  name  at  Hinckley,  Leics. — with  a  branch  at 
Peckleton — pedigree  in  Nichols,  4.  876. 


1680—1681  81 

Carter,  Martin :  son  of  Martin :  born  at  Shalford,  Essex.  School :  Felstead, 
under  M'' Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Waterhouse  11  Sejit.  1680. 
Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found:  resided  till  Mich.  1G82.  Admitted,  as  of  Great 
Saling,  son  of  Martin  of  Shalford,  at  Lincoln's  Inn  22  Jan.  1681.  Martin 
Carter,  the  grandfather,  came  from  Lines,  to  Shalford.  His  son  Martin,  of 
Queens'  College  and  of  Gray's  Inn,  bought  Saling  Hall  :  married  Elizabeth, 
daughter  of  Ant.  Wolnier  of  Lines.  Martin  the  third,  our  man,  married 
"  Mary  Westwood  or  Butler  "  (Morant,  2.  411 ).  "  An  accomplished  gentleman, 
of  singular  learning... greatly  improved  the  house  and  gardens  at  Saling  Hall 
in  1699."     But  he  sold  it  in  1717  to  Hugh  Raymond. 

Scoles,  Nathaniel :  son  of  Jeremiah  :  born  at  Salford,  Lanes.  Educated  by 
M''  Barrow.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  11  Sept.  1680.     Age  16. 

Matric".  not  found.  Resided,  if  at  all,  for  half  a  year  only.  Jeremiah 
Scoles  was  ejected  in  1662  from  Norton,  Derbs.  :  afterwards  a  nonconformist 
minister  at  Manchester.  Nathaniel  became  a  pupil  of  M''  Frankland  (at 
Natland)  4  April  1684.  According  to  Urwick  (Cheshire,  233)  he  was  a  pastor 
at  Newton,  then  at  Macclesfield  where  he  died  10  Oct.  1702,  aged  37. 
Matthew  Henry  writes  of  him  (Tong's  Life  of  M.  Henry,  279)  that  he  was 
"a  very  ingenious  man,  a  florid  preacher,  and  very  serious  and  affectionate  in 
all  his  performances.  He  met  with  affliction  in  his  marriage,  which  occasioned 
some  unevenness  in  his  temper  :  but  he  was  a  man  of  true  piety  and  integrity. 
He  died  of  a  palsy  in  complication  with  other  distempers.  His  afflictions  had 
broken  his  spirit  very  much."     (Urwick,  as  above.) 

Collins,  William :  admitted  as  Collin  :  of  Herts.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Lyn- 
ford  17  Sept.  1680.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Collins)  168|.  Probably  the  Collins  who  was  one  of  M"'  Austin's 
three  poor  scholars  to  be  paid  out  of  the  Exchequer:  appointed  7  Feb.  168^ 
"for  the  Master,"  together  with  Oxley  "for  D''  Widdrington"  and  Sir  Foster  for 
D"'  More  (?) :  these  three  alone  sign  the  order.     See  under  Rob.  Foster  (1678). 

Wykes,   Aquila :    admitted  as  Wyke   [the   praelector,    Tho.   Waterhouse,   writes 
Aquilas,   with  hesitation  :    the   s   is  a  later   addition]  :    son  of  Aquila :    born 
in  London.     Educated  at  Harding  [in  Herts.].     Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'  Lynford  25  Oct.  1680.     Age  not  given. 
B.A.  (Wykes)  168|. 

Powell,  Robert:  son  of  Robert,  D.D.  and  Chancellor  of  St  Asaph :  born  at  Parke, 

Salop.    Educated  at  home  by  M"'  Taylor.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett 

22  Nov.  1680.     Age  14. 

Rob.  Powell,  the  father  (adm.   1644)  oscillated  between  Cambridge  and 

Oxford  ;  but  was  never  at  Christ's.     The  son  was  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn 

30  Nov.  1680.     Resided  here  till  Lady  Day  1682.    One  of  these  names  was  B.A. 

(Queens')   168|^,  M.A.   1688:    he  matric'^.  from  there  15  Dec.   1683,  having 

probably  migrated  from  Christ's. 
White,  John : 

Matric*.  sizar  1680  July:  B.A.  168f.     One  John  Wright  \sic  J.  A.  V.], 

son  of   Thomas,  clerk,  of    Little  Hendred,  Berks,  admitted  at  the  Middle 

Temple  24  Oct.   1683. 
Fournesse,   Samuel :    eldest  son  of  Joseph  :    born  at  Ovenden  near  Halifax. 

[School  not  given.]     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  26  Feb.  168^. 

Age  18. 

Resided  till  the  summer  of  1682.     Probably  the  man  mentioned  by  Oliver 

Heywood  in   his  Diary,   "  M''  Saml  ffurnesse  and  Jane  Breatcliffe,  Sept.   26 

[1682]  unknown  to  Relations  the'  for  main  consenting"  {Nwihowrmn  Register, 


82  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

p.  45).     Also  somewhat  later  "Sam.  flfourness  of  Ovendon,  bur.  23  Feb.  168|, 
a  young  man  dispatcht  with  Intemperance"  (ib.  p.  72). 

Driffield,  Christopher :  son  of  Christopher ;  born  at  Ripon.  School :  Ripon, 
under  M''  Loop.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  30  March  168L  Age  16. 
Resided  till  Lady  Day  1684.  Christopher,  son  and  heir  of  Christopher  of 
Gray's  Inn,  admitted  there  21  June  1682.  M"'  Chris.  Driffield,  barrister  of 
Ripon,  married  at  York  Minster  10  Jan.  1694  to  Mary,  daugliter  of  Tho. 
Fairfax,  Esq.,  of  York  and  Sledmere.  Married  again  in  1702,  on  Nov.  4  to 
Anne  Carpenter  of  Beverley.  Will  dated  21  May  1721,  proved  3  July  1724 
by  his  widow  Anne  [Yorks.  Arch.  Journal,  2.  115). 

Massam,  John  :  [no  facts].    Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  30  March  1681. 
Probably  never  resided  here.    Perhaps  B.A.  (Peterhouse)  168^  ;  M.A.  1688. 

Yates,  Francis :  son  of  William :  born  at  Dunnington  [Donington],  Salop.  [School, 
not  given.]  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse  5  April  1681.  Age  15. 
Apparently  kept  the  Mich.  Term  1682  or  the  Lent  Term  1683,  but  no 
more.  One  "  Yeates,  literatus,"  of  Christ's  College,  was  ordained  deacon, 
Glos.,  1686:  priest,  1687.  A  Francis  Yates  was  incumbent  of  St  Nicholas, 
Whitehaven,  1693,  and  rector  of  Moresby  1711-20.  Another,  of  the  same 
name,  was  at  Moresby  1728-35  (Jefferson,  Cumberland,  2.  68,  381). 

Lambert,  Josias  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Hubberholme,  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M'  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  9  April  1681.  Age 
not  given. 

Does  not  appear  in  the  Study-rents.  Probably  the  father  Thomas  was  the 
son  of  John  Lambert  of  Cold  Coniston  in  Craven;  drowned  in  1694  while 
riding  between  Long  Preston  and  Settle  (Whitaker-Morant,  Craven,  256). 

Pye,  Charles :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Morpeth.  School  not  given.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Lynford  18  April  1681.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168|^.  Perhaps  son  of  John  Pye  (1633)  rector  of  Morpeth;  and 
younger  brother  of  John  (1668).  Ordained  deacon,  Durham,  1685  Sept. 
Rector  of  Meldon  (about  seven  miles  from  Morpeth)  1695-1726.  Collected 
many  papers  concerning  the  li\  ing  of  Meldon,  which  came  into  the  hands  of 
the  Rev.  James  Raine,  a  succeeding  rector.  Buried  at  Morpeth  27  Nov.  1726. 
(Hodgson,  Northumberland,  ll.  ii.  10.) 

Fenwick,  Richard :    son  of  Arthur  :    born  at  Appleby,  Westmoreland.     School 
not  given.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  18  April  1681.     Age  not  given. 
Transferred  to  M'  Lovett,  under  whom  he  resided  till  Lady  Day  1684,  but 
took  no  degree. 

Heathcote,  Gilbert  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse 
22  April  1681. 

Only  one  Heatlicote  is  found  in  the  Study-rents,  and  he  is  doubtless  Ralph 
(admitted  8  July).  See  under  Gilbert,  admitted  1666.  If  dates  be  right, 
neither  can  be  the  banker  and  Lord  Mayor  of  London,  Sir  Gilbert,  "the  grave 
Sir  Gilbert"  who  "holds  it  for  a  rule  that  every  man  in  want  is  knave  or 
fool "  (Pope).  But  probably  each  belonged  to  one  of  the  Derbyshire  families  : 
among  whom  Gilberts  and  Ralphs  are  plentiful. 

Forster,  James :  youngest  son  of  George  :  born  at  Bolam,  Westmoreland  [?J. 
School  not  given.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  25  April  1681.  Age  not 
given.     Became  a  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  30  June  1682. 

B.A.  168i.  Ordained  deacon,  Carlisle,  168|-  Feb.  One  J.  Forster  curate 
of  Alnwick  1687-92.  Vicar  of  Lesbury  and  of  Shilbottle  1688-1712.  Married 
1689  to  Mary  Claxton.     Buried  12  Aug.  1712  (Bateson,  Northumb^  2.  442). 


1681  83 

Hoe,  John :    eldest  son  of   John :   born  at  Nottingham.     School :    Nottingham, 

under  M"'  Cudworth.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Lovett  28  April  1681.     Age 

not  given. 

B.A.    1684.     Ordained  deacon,  London,   168|  Feb.     A  pedigree  of   the 

family  of  Hoo  of  Paul's  Warden  is  in  Berry's  Herts.   Genealogies,   148. 
Lowther,   William :    son   and   heir   of   William,   ariniger :    born  at   Swillington, 

Torks.     School  :    Berwick,   under  M''  Atkinson.      Admitted  pensioner  under 

M''  Lynford  17  May  1681.     Age  not  given.     Became  fellow-commoner  13  Oct. 

1682. 

Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  14  Dec.  1682,  having  probably  kept  the  term  at 

Cambridge.      Eldest  son  of  Sir  Will.  Lowther  of  Garforth,  and  eventually  of 

Swillington,  High  Sheriff  for  Yorks.,   and  M.P.   for  Pontefiact,   by  his  wife 

Catherine  Harrison   of  Dancer's  Hill,   Herts.     Candidate  for  Parliament  in 

1688  (see  under  Welbury  Norton,  vol.  I.  p.  529)  :  elected  for  Pontefract  in  room 

of  his  father.     High  Siieriff  1697.     Created  a  baronet  5  March  1715.     Married 

in  1691  Annabella,  daughter  of  Banister,  Lord  Maynard,  sister  of  Banister, 

admitted    1694.     Died   6   March   1729,  leaving  a   son   Sir   William,   second 

baronet. 
Brooksbank,  Abraham :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Thornton,  Torks.     School  not 

given.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Waterhouse  23  May  1681.      Age  not  given. 
Not  found  in  the  Study-rents.     Perhaps  nephew  of  Abraham  Brooksbank, 

the  Fellow,  and  vicar  of  Bradford.     If  so,  his  birthplace  may  be  the  Thornton 

near  Bradford. 
Stillington,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger  :  born  at  Kelfield,  Yorks.     School  r 

Rotherham,  under  M''  Farrer.     Admitted   pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse 

30  May   1681.     Fellow-commoner  April  1682. 

M.A.  (2m-  lit.  reg.)   1683.     Resided  till  Mich.  1684.     Son  of  Thomas  of 

Kelfield  by  his  wife  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Jos.  Micklethwayte  M.D.  of  York. 

His  son  Joseph,   of    Kelfield   was  admitted   1721.      I  cannot  fit  this  history 

into  a  pedigree  (dateless)  given  by  Foster,  Yorks.  Visitations,  633. 
Charleton,  John  :    son  of  James  :    born  at  Holton,  Lanes.     School :    Manchester, 

under  M"^  Barrow.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  3  June  1681.     Age 

not  given. 

Not  found  in  Study-rents. 
Lees,  John  :   [father  not  given] :    of  Lanes.     Educated  at  Stopworth  [?  Stockport] 

by  M""  Needham.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  3  June  1681.     Age  not 

given. 

B.A.  1684      Ordained  deacon  (Leese),  York,  1685  Sept.  :    priest,  Lincoln, 

1688  June.     Curate  of  Normanton. 
Jervase,  John  :  son  of  Alexander  :  born  at  Darnel  [Darnall,  near  Sheffield],  Yorks. 

School :    Sheffield,  under  M''  Bayly.     Admitted   sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse 

20  June  1681.     Age  not  given. 
Not  found  in  Study-rents. 
Hill,    John :    [father    not    given] :    born    at    Thistlethwaite    [Isleworth],    Midds. 

School,    not  given.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett    22   June    1681. 

Age  not  given. 

Not  in   Study-rents.     One  John  Hill,  son  of   Roland,  late  of   London, 

merchant,  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  7  Jan.  168|. 
Cotton,    William :    [no   facts   given].     Admitted   pensioner   under   M'   Lovett 

24  June   1681. 

Not  found  in  Study-rents.     Possibly  he  is  the  son  of  Will.  Cotton  (1639) 

rector  of  Broughton  Astley,  Leics.,  admitted  1677  and  now  re-admitted:    see 

page  65. 

6—2 


84  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

*  Heathcote,  Ralph  :  son  of  Ralph  :  born  at  Sta[ve]ley,  Derbs.  School :  [Repton], 
under  M"'  Litherland.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse  8  July  1681. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1688,  incorporated,  Oxford,  1693.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  20  Feb.  1684:  priest,  27  Feb.  King  Edward  Fellow  by  mandamus 
of  James  II  at  the  end  of  1686  or  beginning  of  1687,  succeeding  John  Isham. 
He  was  junior  Dean  1688,  Praelector  1690,  but  held  few  offices,  and  had 
no  pupils:  he  was  Taxor  in  the  University  1691.  He  married  Eliz.  West  of 
Aston  1695  :  and  his  fellowship  was  vacant  before  4  July.  Rector  of  Staveley 
1695-1710  (succeeding  his  father),  and  of  Morton  4  Nov.  1710.  Had  lands 
at  Doncaster,  Kimberworth,  Gainsborough,  Chesterfield  and  Newbold.  Will 
proved  13  April  1739  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  474).  His  namesake  Ralph  "divine 
and  miscellaneous  writer"  (D.N.B.)  was  born  at  Barrow-on-Soar  in  1721: 
and  was,  I  think,  grandson  of  our  Ralph. 

There  is  a  direct  line  of  Ralphs,  all  of  some  note,  down  to  the  great-great- 
grandson  :  (1)  Ralph,  the  rector  of  Staveley  from  1661  to  1716.  (2)  Ralph, 
the  Fellow  of  Christ's,  rector  of  Staveley  and  Morton  1663-1739.  (3)  Ralph, 
of  Jesus,  rector  of  Norton  and  vicar  of  Sileby,  1697-1755.  (4)  Ralph,  D.D., 
Fellow  of  Jesus,  vicar  of  Sileby  and  rector  of  Sawtrey,  the  "  divine  and  mis- 
cellaneous writer  "  (1721-95).  (5)  Ralph,  plenipotentiary  at  Cologne,  1752- 
1800. 

Miller,  Nicholas :  son  of  Nicholas  :  born  in  London.  School :  Hertford,  under 
M"^  Howard.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford  8  July  1681.  Age  18. 
Resided  till  Mich.  1682.  The  father  is  perhaps  Nic.  Miller  of  Reigate, 
who  married  3  Dec.  1661  at  All  Hallows,  London  Wall,  Mary  Franklin  of 
Sandon,  Herts.,  spinster  "about  24  and  at  her  own  disposal,  although  her 
mother  will  not  consent."     {London  Marriage  Licenses,  923.) 

Oxley,  Thomas :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Chicknall  [Chignall  St  James], 
Essex.  School :  [Felstead],  under  M''  Glascock.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lyn- 
ford 12  Sept.  1681.     Age  not  given. 

Charged  in  Study-rents  up  to  Lady  Day  1682.  Son  of  Amor  (1635)  rector 
of  Chignall  St  James  with  Mashbury,  Essex,  and  grandson  of  Thomas  (1597). 
One  of  M''  Austin's  poor  scholars,  by  order  7  Feb.  168|.  The  last  of  the 
Oxleys  admitted  here. 

Poole,  — :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  17  Sept.  1681. 
B.A.  (Henry  Poole)  168f. 

Wardour,  William :  son  of  William,  armiger :  born  in  London.  Educated  at 
home  under  M"'  Leeds.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lynford  10  Oct. 
1681.     Age  17. 

M.A.  {per  lit.  reg.)  1682.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn,  29  Oct.  1683  :  son  of 
Will.  Wardour  of  Westminster,  second  son  of  Sir  Edward,  also  of  Westminster, 
M.  P.  for  Malmesbury.  Will.  Wardour  of  Lincoln's  Inn,  bachelor,  aged  21, 
married  at  St  Bride's  on  9  Sept.  1685,  Anne  Sophia  Rodd  of  St  Andrew, 
Holborn,  aged  22  (Foster,  London  Marriage  Licenses,  1414). 

Atkins,  Richard:  eldest  son  of  Edward,  Baron  Atkins  of  the  King's  Bench: 
born  in  London.  School :  Burntwood  [Brentwood],  under  M'  Barnard.  Ad- 
mitted fellow-commoner  under  M'  Lynford  2  Nov.  1681.     Age  15. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1682.  Born  20  June  1666  (Davy).  Admitted  at  Lincoln's 
Inn  8  Nov.  1682,  as  son  of  Sir  Edward  Atkins,  of  Norwich,  Baron  of  the 
Exchequer.  Married  a  daughter  of  Sir  [ — ]  Kinsay.  Died  1717  (Davy). 
Father  of  Richard  (1714). 


1681  85 

Waldron,  Francis  :  son  of  George,  armiger  :  born  at  Knowls  Hill,  Essex.  School : 
Felstead,  under  M''  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Waterhouse 
16  Nov.   1681.     Age  not  given. 

Brother  of  John,  admitted  1680.  Seems  to  have  resided  between  Mich. 
1682  and  Mich.  1684.  Admitted  as  Fra.  Stonard  Waldron  at  Gray's  Inn 
26  Nov.   1687.     His  grandfather  was  Fra.  Stonard. 

Barber,  John :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse 
16  Nov.   1681. 

Seems  to  have  resided  till  Mich.  1682. 

Tyrrell,  Charles :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Shoobury  [Shoebury],  Essex.  School : 
Felstead,  under  Mr  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse 
23  Nov.   1681.     Age  15. 

B.A.  168|.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  30  Oct.  1685  as  son  of  Charles,  clerk, 
of  Sutton — near  Shoebury,  1665-96.  One  Cha.  Tyrell  (more  probably  the 
father,  who  was  B.A.  (St  John's)  1661)  was  rector  of  Canewdon,  Essex, 
16  Dec.  1692  till  his  death  in  1696  (Newcourt,  2.  121),  described  as  M.A., 
but  none  such  at  Cambridge  or  Oxford.  One  of  these  names  was  a  Master  at 
Bury  (Donaldson,  p.  41). 

Boylston,  Joseph  :  son  of  John,  D.D.  :  born  at  Derby.  School :  Repton,  under 
M''  Litherland.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  9  Dec.  1681.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  168f;  M.A.  1689.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  169^  March:  licensed 
to  Gransden,  Herts,  [sic].  The  father  was  admitted  here  1626,  B.A.  16|^, 
afterwards  of  Jesus  College. 

Sparke,  John : 

Matric*.  sizar  1681  July.  One  John  Sparke,  usher  in  Giggles  wick  school, 
received,  31  March  1683,  £3.  10s.  :  and  again  in  1684  £1.  10s.  for  three  weeks' 
teaching  in  an  interregnum.  One  John  Sparke,  clerk,  vicar  of  Long  Preston 
(near  Settle)  19  Nov.  1703 — presented  by  Christ  Church,  Oxon,  but  not  given 
in  Al.  Ox.  Possibly  the  same  man  who  was  instituted  to  the  vicarage  of 
-Bolton-le-Sands,  Lanes.   18  Nov.   1690  (Croston-Baines,  5.  509). 

Clayton,  William : 

Matric".  sizar  1681  July.  B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1687.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  168|^  Feb.  :  licensed  to  Taplow,  Bucks.  A  M"'  Clayton  was  Master 
of  Bradford  grammar  school  about  1693;   gone  1710. 

Sagar,  Joshua : 

Matric''.  sizar  1681  Dec:  B.A.  168^.  Son  of  John  Sagar  of  Bradford: 
baptised  6  Jan.  1655.  He  was  a  cousin  of  Ralph  Thoresby  of  Leeds.  On 
9  June  1683  he  entered  Frankland's  Academy,  then  established  at  Calton  after 
the  removal  from  Natland.  In  spite  of  the  Presbyterian  atmosphere  of  the 
Academy,  he  was  ordained  deacon,  York,  1690  Dec.  :  priest,  1692  Sept. 
But  eventually  he  settled  as  minister  of  a  Presbyterian  congregation  at  New 
Chapel,  Wakefield.  Married  in  1693  Baptista  Poole.  Died  28  March  1710, 
and  was  buried  at  "a  burying  place  near  Woodkirk  {1  Tingley)  Mar.  31,  aged 
about  44  :  a  worthy  useful  man,  a  very  great  loss"  {Northowrarn  Rey^.  251). 
His  son  Joseph  became  a  Canon  of  Salisbury,  and  died  1759  (Hunter,  F.M.G. 
148).  Author:  Dissertalio  Fhilosophica  inaitguralis  de  immateriali  mentis 
humaiiae  natura,  Edinb.  1713.  Edited  by  John  Stirling.  One  of  these 
names,  but  probably  another  man,  was  rector  of  Nuthall,  Notts.  12  July 
1694. 


86  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

*Ellis,  Charles : 

B.A.  (Trill.)  1684;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1688.  Elected  Fellow  (succeeding,  I 
think,  Tho.  Lynford)  before  30  Sept.  1686  when  he  was  appointed  custos 
cistae.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  22  May  1687:  priest,  29  May.  In  1687 
he  was  Junior  Dean  and  catechist.  In  1689  he  was  Bunting  preacher.  He 
held  no  office  later  :  he  seems  to  have  gone  out  of  residence  in  1691  and  from 
that  time  Dan.  Duckfield  and  others  sign  for  him  in  the  Dividend-book.  In 
Dec.  1695  and  Dec.  1697  he  was  in  London  (notes  by  D"'  Covel).  He  died 
before  29  March   1700. 

Stephenson,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Rother[h]am.  School :  Rother- 
ham,  under  M''  Farrer.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  1  March  168|. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1689.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1689  Sept.:  priest, 
169^  March.  The  father  was  probably  the  vicar  of  Laxton,  Notts,  (of  Queen's 
Coll.,  Oxford),  benefactor  to  Brampton  school  in  Cumberland  (Carlisle,  2.  700) 
who  died  before  1694.  William,  the  son,  was  probably  rector  of  Rawmarsh, 
near  Rotherham,  5  Oct.  1693.  One  of  these  names  was  vicar  of  Rudston  near 
Bridlington  11  June  1717. 

Handforth,  William :  admitted  as  Handford.  Admitted  at  St  John's  (as 
Handforth)  29  June  1679,  as  stated  in  his  letters  testimonial:  at  Christ's 
sizar  under  M''  Lovett  2  March  168|. 

B.A.  (Handforth)  168|.  Born  at  Newton,  Cheshire,  son  of  Will.  Hand- 
forth  (status  not  given)  :  educated  at  Stockport  under  M'"  Needham.  He  was 
admitted  at  St  John's  17  (not  29)  June.     {St  John's  Adm.  book.) 

Forman,  John  :  admitted  at  Sidney  3  July  1679  :  at  Christ's,  sizar  under  M''  Lyn- 
ford 3  March  168^. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1686,  incorp^.,  Oxford,  1691.  One  of  the  first  four 
Buntingford  Scholars  1682  :  and  he  had  the  full  value  of  it,  residing  till 
Lady  Day  1686,  when  he  is  given  as  M.A.  [Second  son  of  John  Forman  "  aro- 
matopola  sive  grocer  "  born  at  Elham,  Kent :  educated  there  for  three  years 
under  M"^  Perne,  for  two  years  under  M''  Crew  and  M''  Cross  :  then  at  Mer- 
chant Taylors'  School,  under  D''  John  Goad  for  one  year.  Admitted  at  Sidney, 
aged  16,  sizar  under  M''  Goodlad,  then  M''  Sam.  Richardson  {Sidney  Adm^. 
Book).] 

Thackeray,  Elias :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Hampswait  [Hampsthwaite,  near 
Knaresborough].  Educated  by  M'  Arniitage  [?  at  Horton  near  Bradford]. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  27  March  1682.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1681;  M.A.  (Jesus)  1709.  Rector  of  Haukswell,  Yorks.  27  Nov. 
1711  :  died  there  4  June  1737,  aged  71  :  M.I.,  which  recounts  his  many  virtues 
(Whitaker,  Richmondshire,  1.  325). 

*Nowers,  Beaupre  :  son  of  Francis  :  born  in  London.  School :  St  Paul's,  under 
D''  Gale.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Lovett  28  March  1682.  Age  not  given. 
B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1690.  Son  of  Francis  Nowers  of  Pluckley,  Kent,  and 
of  Hester,  daughter  of  Isaac  Bargrave,  D.D.,  dean  of  Canterbury.  Exhibitioner 
of  St  Paul's  1681-9.  Elected  Fellow  28  Oct.  1687  succeeding  Tho.  Cudworth. 
Died  10  Nov.  1690  aged  25  :  buried  at  St  Margaret's,  Westminster,  of  which 
his  grandfather  liad  formerly  been  minister,  and  where  his  mother  was  buried. 
An  eulogistic  inscription  ("formerly  visible")  is  printed  in  The  Pauline 
July  1891,  according  to  which  he  died  "tanquam  satis  sibi  gloriaeq[ue] ; 
amicis  licet  patriaeq[uej  vixerat  parum." 

Forster,  Samuel :  son  of  Nathaniel :  born  at  Allington,  Wilts.  School  :  Salis- 
bury, under  M"^  Taylour.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  1  April  1682. 
Age  not  given. 


1682  87 

B.A.  1685- ;  M.A.  1690.  His  father,  Nathaniel,  was  admitted  1G34:  he 
was  rector  of  AlHngton,  ejected  and  restored.  Ordained  priest,  SaHsbury  (at 
St  George's,  Windsor),  15  June  1690.  Rector  of  Welby,  near  Grantham, 
18  March  169 A — the  living  was  in  the  gift  of  the  prebendaries  of  Grantham 
Australis  and  Borealis  at  Salisbury,  alternately.  He  lived  there  continuously  : 
every  page  of  the  register  is  signed  by  him  till  20  April  1730.     He  was  buried 

4  June  of  the  same  year.  (Rev.  E.  F.  Quarrington,  rector.)  The  Master  (of  the 
same  names)  of  the  Free  School,  Buckingham,  1709-15  (Lipscombe,  2.  584) 
and  vicar  of  Swanbourne,  Bucks.  24  Jul}'  1715,  was  perhaps  M.A.  of  Lincoln, 
Oxford,   1692. 

Pope,  William. :  no  facts  given,  except  that  he  was  admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
1  April  1682  "et  praematuro  fato  succubuit." 
He  was  buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  22  April. 

Mathewman,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Brampton,  Derbs.  School  : 
[probably  Wakefield],  under  M''  Baskerville.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Water- 
house  1  April  1682.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168|.     His  father  Richard  was  admitted  1651. 

Lortie,  Andrew :    son  of  Andrew  :    born  at  [La]  Rochelle,  France.     Educated 

there.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  18  April  1682.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168j.    Ordained  deacon,  London,  168|  Feb.    Rector  of  Barton,  Notts. 

5  Jan.  169^.  Another  of  the  same  names  was  D.D.  [per  lit.  reg.)  1683  and 
became  rector  of  Paglesham,  Essex,  7  May  in  the  same  year :  the  same — or 
perhaps  a  third  (no  degree  or  college  given)  was  ordained  deacon,  London, 
20  Feb.   168^ 

Gurnall,  John  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Lavenham,  Suffolk.  School  :  Felstead, 
under  M''  Glascock.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Waterhouse  20  April  1682. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  168|.  The  father  was  Minister  of  Lavenham  1645  in  the  Twelfth 
division  of  the  Suffolk  Presbyteries  (Shaw,  2.  429).  The  son  was  curate  of 
Brockley,  Suffolk   1691-8:    died  1700. 

Haines,  James :  son  of  Hezekiah :  born  at  Copford,  Essex.  School :  Felstead, 
under  Mr  Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  17  May  1682. 
Age  not  given. 

He  resided  till  Lady  Day  1685,  but  took  no  degree.  He  died  a  bachelor 
(Morant,  2.  195).  Hezekiah,  father  of  James,  was  a  Major-General  in  the 
Civil  War  :  and  married  Anne  Bushell,  widow  of  a  Turkey-merchant.  His 
father,  John,  bought  Copford  manor  and  estate  {ib.).  Hezekiah  Haines,  B.A. 
at  Sidney  1 706,  was  son  of  John  of  Copford,  Essex ;  and  nephew  of  James. 

Jones,  Edward :    son  of  Benjamin  :  born  at  Hertford.     School  :    Hertford.     Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M''  Lynford  23  May  1682.     Age  not  given. 
B.A.  168f. 

Wallis,  William :  son  of  William  :  bom  at  Newcastle.  Educated  by  M''  Cogging. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford  27  May  1682.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1684.  One  Will.  Wallis  of  River  Green,  Northumber- 
land was  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  11  Feb.  168^.  Perhaps  B.A.  (Clare)  1684; 
M.A.  1692.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1687  May:  licensed  to  Billesdon, 
Leics.  Perhaps  rector  of  Wistow,  Leics.  21  Aug.  1695-1714  :  rector  of  Norton 
by  Galby  10  Aug.  1714  :  buried  there  11  Jan.  1725,  aged  62.  He  seems  to 
have  signed  as  vicar  of  Kilby,  Leics.  in  1694  and  1696  (Nichols,  u.  2.  878): 
but  no  institution  or  cession  appears. 


88  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Walker,  John  :    son  of  William  :    born  at  Kirkum  [Kirkham],  Lanes.      Educated 

by  M"^  Kawcroft  [?].     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  29   May   1682. 

Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1683.    One  John  Walker  of  Priesthall,  near  Kirkham, 

admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  29  Jan.  168f.     One  joined  Ri.  Frankland's  Academy 

(at  Attercliff)  26  Jan.  168|. 
Wilkinson,  Christopher  :   son  of  John  :  born  at  Horton,  Yorks.     School :    Hor- 

ton,  under  M''  Arniitage.    Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Waterhouse  29  May  1682. 

Age  not  given. 
B.A.  168|. 

Metcalfe,  Matthew  :  son  of  Matthew  :  born  at  Apperset  [-said],  Yorks.  School 
not  given.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  7  June  1682.     Age  not  given. 

Brother  of  Micliael,  originally  of  Oxford,  then  M.A.  (Christ's)  1676,  and 
by  this  time  rector  of  Little  Thurrock  in  Essex.     He  seems  not  to  have  resided. 

Berrow,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Rickmansworth,  Herts.  School :  Camber- 
well,  under  M"'  Ballow.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  9  June  1682.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1689.  Brother  of  Richard  (167|).  Ordained  deacon, 
Salisbury,  1689  Sept.  :  priest,  1690  Sept.  Vicar  of  Inglesham  (presented  by 
the  Bishop  of  Salisbury),  Wilts.  1704-18,  when  he  died.  Subscriber  to  Ford's 
Articuli  [J.E.B.M.].  The  father  was  probably  of  Corpus,  Oxford,  and  vicar  of 
Watford  1675  {Al.  Ox.).  Capell,  son  of  John,  born  at  Watford,  and  admitted 
1700,  may  be  a  third  son. 

Catlyn,  John:  son  of  John  :  born  at  Hull.  School :  Hull,  under  M''  Pell.  Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  13  June  1682.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168f ;  M.A.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1688  June:  licensed 
to  curacy  of  Lower  Church  [St  Mary's]  in  Hull  :  priest,  York,  16|-g-  March. 

Drake,  Thomas  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  19  June 
1682.     Age  not  given. 

Appears  in  the  list  of  Waterhouse's  pupils  in  Mich.  1682,  with  no  charge 
against  him  :  does  not  reappear.  Perhaps  the  Thomas  Drake,  son  of  Robert 
Drake  of  Cambridge,  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  29  May  1682. 

Sharpe,  John  :  son  of  John  :  of  Yorks.  School :  Wibsey  [near  Bradford],  Yorks., 
under  M'  Lunn.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  19  June  1682.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1689.  One  John  Sharpe,  B.A.,  ordained  priest,  Lincoln, 
168|  March  :  and  instituted  vicar  of  Alford,  Lines.,  patron,  the  Crown.  But 
another  John  Sharpe,  of  Christ's,  was  licensed  to  practise  medicine,  1689. 
Either  might  be  the  John  Sharpe  M.A.,  of  Christ's,  given  by  Cole,  as  chaplain 
of  the  forces  at  New  York  :  probably  the  same  who  emigrated  as  minister  to 
the  Leeward  Islands  27  Feb.  1705-  (Fothergill,  Emigrant  Ministers  to  America, 
p.  54).  Preached  at  Trinity  church.  New  York,  13  Aug.  1706  a  sermon  from 
Job  xiv.  14  on  the  death  of  Lady  Catherine  Cornbury,  wife  of  the  Governor  of 
New  York. 

Askew,  Richard :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Kirkby  Lonsdale.  School :  Kirkby, 
under  M"^  Farrer.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  22  June  1685.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  168f. 

Coe,  Robert :  son  of  William :  born  at  Horsham,  Sussex.  School :  Horsham, 
under  D"'  Nesbit.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Waterhouse  30  June  1682. 
Age  not  given. 


1682  89 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1689;  M.D.  1696.  Recommended  by  Hen.  Halliwell 
(see  vol.  I.  p.  577)  to  Henry  More,  in  a  letter  20  May  1686,  as  a  son  of  an  old 
friend,  for  a  Fellowship  :  but  did  not  get  one.  The  letter  is  No.  37  in  a  collec- 
tion (MS.)  of  letters  written  to  D"'  More,  belonging  to  the  Dean  of  Westminster. 
Meriton,  John  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Kirby  Wiske,  Yorks.  School :  [Kirby], 
under  M"'  Smelt.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lynford  30  June  1682.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  168|-.  George,  the  father,  was  a  "legal  and  miscellaneous  writer," 
1634-1711  (D.N.B.),  an  attorney  at  Northallerton,  who  married  Mary  Palliser 
of  Kirby  Wiske  :  he  wrote  an  Abridgment  of  the  Irish  Statutes  and  several 
dialect-books,  including  a  poem  The  Praise  of  Yorkshire  Ale.  "  Removed 
into  Ireland  where  he  was  said  to  be  made  a  Judge"  (Ra.  Thoresby,  1703). 
George,  elder  brother  of  John,  was  admitted  at  St  John's  1678  and  died  at 
Cambridge  1680.  John  is  not  mentioned  in  his  father's  will  26  Sept.  1701, 
and  proved  by  a  younger  brother,  Luke,  in  1711.  {Genealogist,  N.S.  23.  165.) 
Another  John  Meriton  (of  Caius,  B.A.  168|) — perhaps  a  cousin — was  rector 
of  Boughton,  Norfolk,  succeeding  his  father,  Henry. 

Halles,  William  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Glaston,  Ruts.  School :  Peterborough, 
under  M''  Smith.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  4  July  1682.     Age  15. 

B.A.  168f  ;  M.A.  1689.  One  of  the  first  appointed  Finch  and  Baines 
scholars.  Will.  Halls,  B.A.,  ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1689  Sept.  :  licensed  to 
Taplow,  Bucks. 

Doraet(t),  Samuel :  son  of  John  ;  born  at  Hawkhurst,  Kent,  "  inter  Durotriges." 
Educated  by  M''  Barber.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  4  July  1682. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Domett)  168|. 

Carter,  John  :  son  of  Ralph :  born  at  Redmire,  Richmond.  School :  Bedale,  under 
M''  Rob.  Nicholson  (Pemb.  Hall).  Admitted  at  Pembroke  3  July  1680:  at 
Christ's  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth  13  Oct.  1682.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1694.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  168i  March:  curate  of 
Bedale,  March  16. 

Bagl(e)y,  George  :  son  of  Samuel,  incumbent  of  Haselbeech,  Northants.  School : 
Gilsborough,  under  M'  Chapman.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Lynford  27  Oct. 
1682.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Bagley)  168y.  One  Geo.  Bagley  occurs  as  vicar  of  Desborough, 
Northants.  in  1695  (Bridges,  2.  27):  also  rector  of  Isham,  where  he  occurs 
1719  {ih.  110). 

Waterhouse,  Jeremiah  :  [father  not  given]  :  of  Yorks.  School  :  Sheffield,  under 
M''  Balg[u]y.  Admitted  at  St  John's'  under  M''  Billers  "  vir  clarissimus " 
9  May  1681  :  at  Christ's  .sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  3  Nov.  1682.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  168|^.  Admitted  at  St  John's  as  born  at  Bradfield,  but  father  not 
given.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1685  Sept.;  priest,  16|g^  March.  Curate  of 
Bolsterstone,  Yorks.  1685-1704  (Hunter,  Hallamshire,  478). 

Marshall,  William :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Lynn.  School :  Lynn,  under 
M''  Home.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  23  Nov.   1682.     Age  15. 

B.A.  168f.  One  Will.  Marshall,  B.A.,  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1687 
May,  and  licensed  to  Stamford  :  he  may  be  of  St  John's,  B.A.  1683  :  a  second, 
B.A.,  ordained  1688  Sept. — described  as  curate  of  Gt  Harborough,  dio. 
Lichfield,  licensed  to  Kirk  by  Mallory,  Leics.  :  a  third,  ordained  1  Sept.  1689, 
licensed  to  Roughton,  Lines.;  priest  1691  Sept.;  licensed  to  Marston.  One 
of  these  may  be  of  St  Alban  Hall,  Oxford,  B.A.  1686.     But  any  one  of  the 


90  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

three  might  be  our  man  :  as  to  age,  the  last  seems  most  natural.  One  had 
license  to  serve  the  cure  of  Hougham  with  Marston,  Lines.  14  June  1693. 
Finally,  one  Will.  Marshall  was  ordained  priest,  Norwich,  29  May  1697,  and 
described  in  the  register  as  born  at  Lynn,  and  aged  24 :  he  was  probably  vicar 
of  East  Reedham,  Norfolk,  1697-170l  (Blomefield,  3.  835) :  but  if  the  age  be 
right,  he  cannot  be  our  man. 

Ridley,  —  : 

In  Great  St  Andrew's  register  occurs  "  Ridley  a  scholar  of  Christe  College, 
buried  July  the  10th,  1682."  He  appears  as  a  pupil  of  M''  Waterhouse  in  the 
Study-rents  for  Lady  Day  and  Mich.  1682 — in  each  case  with  no  charge  against 
him. 

Wells,  William : 

Matric"*.  pensioner  1682  July:  but  never  appears  in  Study-rents.  Possibly 
son  of  Will.  Wells  admitted  164§. 

Hall,  Henry : 

Matric''.  sizar  1682  Dec.  It  would  seem  likely  tliat  this  was  Hen.  Hall 
admitted  1679  and  only  now  matriculated  :  but  two  men  graduated  as  B.A.  one 
in  168|  and  one  in  168|.  Strangely,  neither  can  be  found  in  the  Study-rents. 
One  Henry  Hall,  son  of  Henry  of  Poplar,  Midds.,  gentleman,  deceased,  was 
admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple,  19  Nov.  1680. 

Littleford,  Thomas : 

M.A.  1688.  Son  of  John  of  Baninghall  [1],  Salop:  matric''.  at  Magdalen 
Hall,  Oxford,  16f§,  aged  16 :  B.A.  1673;  M.A.  (from Christ's)  1688.  Appointed 
Rhetorick  Lecturer  Oct.  1688,  but  he  does  not  appear  in  the  Study-rents,  and 
probably  did  not  reside  in  College  :  so  it  is  impossible  to  say  how  long  he  re- 
mained. He  signs,  immediately  after  the  Fellows  in  the  first  set  of  entries 
in  the  "  Scholars'  Book  "21  June  1689.  According  to  Foster,  Al.  Ox.  918,  he 
was  rector  of  Hughley,  Salop,  in  1686,  i.e.  before  he  came  to  Cambridge  :  and 
of  Quatt  in  1695.  Perhaps  he  was  connected  with  the  Wolrych  family  of 
Dudmaston  and   Quatt. 

From  this  point  there  is  definite  evidence  who  were  scholars  of  the  College, 
supplied  by  the  so-called  "Scholars'  Book":  which  contains  the  declaration 
required  from  all  beneficiaries  of  the  College  of  assent  to  the  Declaration 
against  Transubstantiation,  drawn  up  by  Act  of  Parliament  Charles  II,  30 : 
beginning 

I,  A.  B.,  do  solemnly  and  sincerely  in  the  presence  of  God,  profess,  testifye, 
and  declare,  that  I  doe  believe  that  in  the  sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper 
there  is  not  any  Transubstantiation  of  Bread  and  Wine  into  the  Body  and 
Bloud  of  Christ,  at  or  after  the  Consecration  thereof  by  any  person  whatsoever  : 
And  that  the  Invocation  or  Adoration  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  or  any  other  Saint, 
and  the  Sacrifice  of  the  Mass,  as  they  are  now  used  in  the  Church  of  Rome, 
are  Superstitious  and  Idolatrous 

The  book  dates  from  Covel's  time — the  first  signatures  being  aifixed  on 
21  June  1689  by  nine  existing  Fellows,  by  Tho.  Littleford  (above)  and  by 
29  scholars,  and  by  the  remaining  Fellows  and  scholars,  then  existing,  at 
various  dates  down  to  November  1689.  Each  Fellow  and  scholar  signed  from 
December  1689  on  his  admission.  From  this  time  therefore  we  have  the  names 
of  all  scholars  in  their  own  handwriting.  From  18  Nov.  1690  it  is  further 
stated  that  the  scholars  "  did  take  the  Oathes  [required  from  a  scholar]  and 
subscribe  the  Declaration  before  written,"  and  the  book  may  properly  be 
called  a  "  Scholars'  Book." 

The  first  undergraduate  (according  to  admission  at  the  College)  who  signed 
is  Thomas  Oliver,  below. 


1682—1683  91 

Oliver,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  London.  School  :  Christ's  Hospital 
("  orphanotrophis  Eccl.  Xti "),  under  M''  Munford.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M''  Lovett  5  Jan.  1 68|.     Age  near  1 5. 

B.A.  1685.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  against  Transubstantiation  in  the 
Scholars'  Book  6  July  1689,  and  resided  till  Mich.  1689.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1689  Sept.;  licensed  to  Gretford,  Lines.:  priest,  London,  1691  Dec. 
One  Tho.  Oliver,  B.A.,  was  vicar  of  Wolfhamcote,  Warw.  23  May  1703:  vicar 
of  Penn,  Staff's.  1709  :  and  of  Dudley,  Worcs.  1721  :  but  he  may  bean  Oxonian. 

Brooksbank  William  :  son  of  Abraham  :  born  at  Bradford.  School  :  Reading, 
under  M"'  Gostwick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  9  Jan.  168|.  Age  14. 
B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1690.  Appears  in  Scholars'  Book  9  July  1689:  resided 
till  Mich.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1689  Dec;  licensed  to  Kegworth:  priest, 
London,  1691.  Licensed  16  Nov.  1691  to  teach  in  a  grammar  school  at  New 
Brentford,  Essex  :  another  appointment  made  six  month.s  later.     {Lond.  Reg.) 

Moore,  Williamson :  son  of  Thomas :  bom  at  Shipton  [?],  Lines.  School : 
Newark,  under  M''  Twells  (Twelves).  Admitted  sizar  under  M""  Holdsworth 
8  March  168|.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168f  Son  of  Thomas  Moore  of  Stubton  (S.E.  of  Newark)  by  his 
wife  Susanna,  daughter  of  Tho.  Williamson  of  Allington.  Library  keeper 
30  Sept.  1684.  He  had  a  testimonial  13  Sept.  1688  from  D''  Covel  and 
eight  Fellows.  Curate  at  Fulbeck,  Lines,  to  Tho.  Williamson,  rector  of  the 
same,  who  attested  the  fact  17  Sept.  (Canon  C.  W.  Foster.)  Afterwards 
rector  of  Carlton  Scroop,  but  described  as  of  Stubton  in  1710.  Married 
Jane  —  of  Grantham,  and  had  two  sons,  Edward  (of  Sleaford)  and  Richard. 
Died    1724.      {Lines,  pedigrees,   689.) 

Lom.b[e],  Thomas:  son  of  Edward:  born  at  Caston  [Cawston],  Norfolk.  School: 
Cawston,  under  M"'  Tubing.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  April  1683. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  168f.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  15  May  1683.  Died  4  Oct. 
1687,  and  buried  at  Cawston :  the  family  was  long  settled  in  and  about 
Norwich.  Sir  Tho.  Lombe  the  introducer  of  silk-throwing  machinery  into 
England  (see  D.N.B.)  was  born  at  Norwich  1685. 

Franklyn,    William :    son  of   William :    born  at    Fring  [near    Docking,   N.  W. 
Norfolk],  Norfolk.     School  :  Ca[w]ston,   under  M''  Tubing.      Admitted  sizar 
under  M--  Lovett  13  April  1683.     Age  15. 
B.A.  (Francklin)  168f. 

Slany,  Griffith  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Drayton,  Salop.  School :  Drayton, 
under  M''  Ra.  Saxon.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Waterhouse  5  May  1683. 
Age  17. 

Matric''.  1686  April:  B.A.  168f.  A  pedigree  of  Slaneys  of  Hatton  Grange, 
Salop,  in  Burke,  Hist.  Commoners,  4.  503,  contains  neither  of  these. 

Russell,  —  :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  8  May  1683. 
No  one  of  this  name  in  Study-rents. 

Pierrepont,  Evelyn  :  admitted  as  Pierpoint :  son  of  Robert :  brother  of  William, 
Earl  of  Kingston  :  born  at  Dean,  Wilts.  School  :  Winchester  (Ventae  Bel- 
garum),  under  M''  Harris.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Cudworth 
19  May  1683.     Age  not  given. 

Seems  to  have  resided  till  Mich.  1684.  Third  son  of  Robert  of  Thoresby, 
Notts.,  and  of  Eliz.  Evelyn  of  West  Dean,  Wilts.  M.P.  for  Retford  (East) 
1689  and  again  in  1690  :  but  succeeded  in  1690  his  brother  William  as  fifth 
Earl  of  Kingston-uponHull.     One  of  the  Commissioners  for  the  union  with 


92  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Scotland  1706.  Created  Marquis  of  Dorchester,  23  Dec.  1706  :  and  Duke  of 
Kingston  1715.  Keeper  of  the  Privy  Seal  1716-18.  President  of  the  Council 
1719-20,  when  he  became  again  Lord  Keeper.  Married  (1)  Lady  Mary 
Fielding  by  whom  he  was  the  father  of  Lady  Mary  Wortley  Montagu  : 
(2)  Lady  Isabella  Bentinck.  Died  at  Arlington  Street  5  March  1726  and 
buried  at  Holme  Pierrepont,  Notts.  A  staunch  Whig,  and  member  of  the 
Kitcat  Club.  Thus  described  by  Macky  in  1705:  "He  hath  a  very  good 
estate,  is  a  very  fine  gentleman,  of  good  sense,  well-bred  and  a  lover  of  the 
ladies  ;  intirely  in  the  interest  of  his  country  [!]  :  makes  a  good  figure,  is  of  a 
black  complexion,  well  made,  not  forty  years  old."  A  catalogue  of  his  library 
published  1727.  Portrait  by  Sir  Godfrey  Kneller  (D.N.B.).  First  cousin 
(once  removed)  of  Robert  (admitted  1653).     The  pedigree  is  as  follows  : 

Robert  (1584-1643)  =  Gertrude  Talbot 
First  Earl  of  Kingston  (D.N.B.)  I 


Henry  (1606-80)  of  Emmanuel        William  (1607-78)  =  Eliz.  Harris  Francis  d.  1659 

Second  Earl,  and  Marquis  of  i 1  Colonel  in  Parliamentary  army 

Dorchester  |  | 

Eobert  (d.  1666)=Eliz.  Evelyn      Robert  (mat.  1652) 

I 1 ■ 1 

Eobert  William  Evelyn  (mat.  1683)  =  Mary  Fielding 

Third  Earl  in  1680  Fourth  Earl  Fifth  Earl,  first  Duke 

I 
William  (d.  1713) 
Sixth  Earl 


Evelyn  Mary  =  Edw.  Wortley  Montaga 

Second  (and  last)  Duke 

*Duckfield,  Daniel:  son  of  John:  born  at  Buntingford.  School:  Stortford, 
under  M"' Leigh  p  Thomas,  adm*.  1650].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"' Lovett 
22  May  1683.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168#;  M.A.  1690.  Son  of  John,  rector  of  Aspeden,  near  Bunting- 
ford  (Ison  of  Daniel  B.A.  1604,  and  vicar  of  Childerditch)  by  his  wife  Joyce, 
daughter  of  D"^  John  Lightfoot,  of  Christ's  and  Master  of  Cath.  Hall.  Elected 
Fellow,  in  the  place  of  D"'  Widdrington,  who  died  10  June  1688,  very  speedily, 
for  he  signs  an  order  23  June,  three  days  before  Cudworth's  death.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1689  May.  He  began  to  take  pupils  in  1691 — and  in  1694  he 
had  69,  while  the  other  fellows  had  22  among  them.  In  1701  (probably  earlier) 
he  was  vicar  of  Newton,  Cambs.  In  his  last  year  1702  (when  the  whole  number 
of  undergraduates  had  fallen  considerably)  he  had  nearly  the  whole  College. 
He  died,  it  would  seem  suddenly,  between  25  March  and  1  May  1702,  aged 
only  35 — a  heavy  loss  to  the  College.  His  dividend  for  Lady  Day  1702  was 
paid  at  Mich,  to  his  administrator  M''  John  Baines,  the  College  cook.  His 
pupils  passed  over  chiefly  to  M''  Withers,  but  M"'  Burton  and  M''  Sherwill  also 
profited. 

There  are  six  letters  of  Duckfield  to  J.  Strype  among  the  Baumgartner 
Papers  :  see  Catalogue  of  MSS.,  Univ.  Lib.,  Cambridge,  v.  147.  John  Lightfoot 
left  many  of  his  papers,  including  a  Concordance  and  sermons,  also  a  journal 
to  his  son-in-law  John,  Daniel's  father  :  these  papers  John  Duckfield  passed 
over  to  Strype  before  1  Oct.  1679  {ib.  13).  On  12  Oct.  1693  Daniel  asks 
Strype  for  a  sight  of  some  of  these  : — he  refers  also  to  a  Targum  on  the 
Chronicles,  translated  by  M''  {]  Sam)  Clark,  and  asks  whether  it  be  recoverable 
— or  any  letters  between  Lightfoot  and  Clark  (ib.  47).  On  10  Jan.  169f  he 
writes  that  everything  but  money  is  ready  for  the  publication  of  the  Targum 
{ib.  17).  In  later  letters  he  explains  the  cause  of  delay  in  returning  the 
journal  to  Strype — also  certain  papers  which  Strype  desired,  which  on  12  June 


1683  93 

1697  he  had  just  recovered  and  forwarded  by  carrier:  he  leaves  the  question 
of  recompense  to  Strype  (ib.  20).  Lastly  on  4  Mar.  169|  he  thanks  Strype 
for  the  Latin  edition  (?  that  of  Lensden,  published  at  Utrecht)  of  his  grand- 
father's works  (ib.  68). 

Raper,  Philip :  son  of  Philip :  born  at  Bedale,  Yorks.     School :  Bedale,  under 
M"'  Nicholson.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Holdsworth  2  June  1683.     Age  17. 
B.A.  (Rapier)  168|. 

Ardeme,  Ralph:  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  a  pensioner  [June  1683]. 

He  resided  as  Arden  till  Mich.  1685  as  a  pupil  of  JM''  Lynford  :  then  he 
was  transferred  to  M''  Holdsworth,  on  whose  list  his  name  appears  for  a  year, 
but  without  charge  :  probably  he  had  gone  out  of  residence.  Perhaps  son  or 
nephew  of  James  Ardern  (1653),  D.D.,  and  Dean  of  Chester,  whose  father 
was  a  Ralph. 

Trotter,  Thomas :  son  of  Gilbert :  born  at  Helnieden  [?],  Durham.  School : 
Kirkby  Ravensworth,  under  M"'  Coates.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
9  June  1683.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1693.     Ordained  deacon,  London,  1692  May. 

Coker,  Thomas  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  "  Worth  inter  Durotriges  "  [probably 
Worth-jMatravers,  Dorset].  School :  Frampton  [Dorset],  under  M''  Slade. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  13  June  1683.     Age  not  given. 

Seems  to  have  resided  till  Mich.  1687  :  perhaps  B.A.  (St  John's)  168|:  he 
does  not  appear  in  the  Johnian  admission-book.  Two  pedigrees  of  Cokers 
in  Hutchin's  Dorset :  but  these  two  are  not  in  either. 

Dunning,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Netherbury,  Dorset.     School :  Frampton, 
under  M''  Slade.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  [probably  13  June] 
1683.     Age  17. 
M.B.  1688. 

Robinson,  John :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Winnington  [Wymington],  Beds. 
School :  Knotting,  Beds.,  under  M"'  Scriven.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Water- 
house  [— ]  1683.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1684.  One  John  Robinson,  B.A.,  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1687 
May :  licensed  to  Little  Houghton,  Hunts. :  priest,  Sept. :  no  other  likely  at 
either  University.     One  (B.A.)  under-master  at  Appleby  School,  Leics.  1707-8. 

Sober,  Henry:  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Richmond.     School  :  Richmond,  under 
M''  Parvin[g].     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  [ — ]  1683.     Age  22. 
Resided  till  Mich.  1686. 

Richardson,  Adrian  :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  pensioner  [ — ]  1683. 

Son  of  Richard,  clerk  :  born  at  BrLxworth,  Northants.  Admitted  at  Trinity 
College,  Oxford  168f.  Age  16  (Al.  Ox.  1253).  Not  found  at  Christ's  in  the 
Study-rents;  but  B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1688.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1687 
May:  licensed  to  Lockington,  Leics.:  priest,  London,  168^  Feb.  Vicar  of 
Brixworth  4  Aug.  1700:  buried  there  12  Feb.  170|  :  M.l.  written  by  his 
father  "  lilio  unico  et  dilectissimo  "  (Bridges,  2.  83).  The  father  was  of  Em- 
manuel and  vicar  of  Brixworth  1663-99,  when  he  removed  to  Lamport. 

Brockden,  James  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Norwich.  School :  Norwich,  under 
M''  Burton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M""  Lovett  14  Sept.  1683.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  1681. 


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Markham,  Robert :  son  of  Robert,  baronet :  born  at  Sedgebrook,  Lines. 
School  :  Charterhouse,  under  M"^  Walker.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' 
Lynford  3  Oct.   1683.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1 684.  Born  1 3  Feb.  1667,  second  son  of  Sir  Rob.  Markham 
of  Sedgebrook  (whose  father  was  created  a  baronet  by  Charles  I  in  1642)  and 
of  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Widdrington  (mat''.  1617).  Admitted  at  the 
Middle  Temple  16  May  1685.  Died  on  board  the  Kempthorne  Indiaman  in  the 
Bay  of  Bengal  25  Aug.  1690  {Genealogist,  4.  253). 

Lister,  Thomas :  Son  of  John,  armiger  :  born  at  Westby,  near  Gisborne,  Yorks. 
Educated,  "  non  procul  inde  "  by  M''  Sagar  p  Joshua,  B.A.  1681].  Admitted 
fellow-commoner  under  M''  Waterhouse  3  Nov.  1683.     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1685.  Of  Arnoldsbiggin  in  the  parish  of  Gisborne. 
Married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Parker  of  Extwistle  in  the  parish  of 
Whalley,  Lanes.  :  had  six  sons  and  one  daughter.  Buried  at  Gisborne  1706, 
age  40  (Morant-Whitaker,  Craven,  54). 

Shute,  Samuel :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Water- 
house,  12  Dec.  1683.     Age  not  given. 

Not  found  in  Study-rents.  Sou  of  Benjamin,  of  Cornhill,  London.  See 
pedigree  in  vol.  i.  p.  32.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  23  Nov.  1683.  Joined 
the  army,  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  Lieut. -Colonel  :  serving  under  Marlborough. 
Governor  of  Massachusetts  1716-27,  where  he  was  involved  in  continuous 
disputes  with  the  assembly  :  these  are  fully  discussed  in  the  article  in  D.N.B. 
Shute  seems  to  have  been  generallj'  in  the  right,  but  unable  to  carry  out  his 
view.  He  returned  to  England  in  1723  and  on  the  death  of  George  I  he  was 
not  reappointed.     Lived  quietly  in  England  till  his  death  in  1742. 

Bateson,  Peter :  son  of  Peter :  bom  at  Knaresborough.  School :  Knaresborough, 
under  M''  Blanchard.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  22  Jan.  168f.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  168|^.  According  to  the  Norwich  Register  he  was  born  about  1668 
at  "Bunowbigg"  [Boroughbridge],  Yorks.,  WR.  Had  a  testimonial  from 
D"'  Cudworth  and  the  Fellows  7  June  1688  (three  weeks  before  the  Master's 
death).  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1688  June:  licensed  to  Stroxton  near 
Grantham  under  Will.  Parkins,  rector  :  priest,  Norwich,  1693  June.  Vicar 
of  St  Mary  Magdalene,  Wiggenhall,  1697  to  1720  (Blomefield,  4.  760) :  rector 
of  North  Lynn,  later  than  1711,  perhaps  1720,  till  1729  (ib.  624). 

Ewens,  Christopher :  son  of  Christopher :  born  at  Broadwindsor,  Dorset.  School : 
Ilminster,  under  M''  Hunt.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  13  Feb. 
168|.     Age  18. 

B.A.  168|^.     Ordained  deacon,  Oxford,  16fJ}  March. 

Fountaine,  Brigge :  eldest  son  of  James :  born  at  Sail,  Norfolk.  School : 
St  Paul's,  under  D'  Gale.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  22  March 
168|^.     Age  not  given. 

Perhaps  resided  till  Mich.  1685.  Son  of  James  of  the  Inner  Temple,  and 
admitted  there  7  July  1685.  The  pedigrees  of  Fountaine  and  of  Brigge 
(Blomefield,  3.  522,  and  4.  422)  are  not  very  clear  or  (perhaps)  quite  correct. 
Apparentl}',  a  James  Brigge  {temp.  Edw.  VI)  married  a  Mary  Stuteville  : 
they  had  a  daughter  and  heiress  Mary  Brigge  of  Sail  who  married  John 
Fountaine  (1601—71)  Serjeant-at-law  :  they  had  a  son  Brigge  Fountaine  who 
married  Joanna  Henley  and  died  1661  leaving  James  and  Andrew.  James  of 
the  Inner  Temple,  married  Anne  Slany  of  London  (possibly  akin  to  Griffith 
Slany  p.  91)  and  had  Brigge,  our  man  :  Andrew  served  in  three  Parliaments  of 


1684  95 

Charles  II  and  had  also  a  son  Brigge,  who  died  1740  and  was  buried  at  Narford. 
Brigge  Fountains  of  Christ's  seems  to  have  lived  at  Sail :  it  does  not  appear 
that  he  was  married  :  according  to  Blomefield,  he  "  died  without  issue  at  the 
Poppinjay  in  Norwich  in  Apr.  1729,  and  left  his  estate  to  his  sister  Dorothy, 
widow  of  John  Repps,  Esq.,  of  Mateshall." 

Powell,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Bramham,  Leeds.  School  :  Leeds, 
under  M''  Gilbert.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Waterhouse  12  April  1684. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1G8|-.  There  was  another  Ri.  Powell  B.A.  (Jesus)  1686:  he  must 
be  the  Ri.  Powell  ordained  at  Lincoln  May  1687  and  afterwards  rector  of 
Grainsby,  Lines.  Perhaps  our  man  was  vicar  of  Stillingfleet,  Yorks.  12  June 
1696,  and  died  rector  before  June  1705. 

Spencer,  William:  [father  not  given] :  born  in  Virginia.  School  :  Nor[t]hill,  Beds. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Luke  16  April  1684.  Age  not  given.  Fellow- 
commoner  23  July  1686. 

He  seems  to  have  transferred  himself,  first  to  M'  Lynford,  then  on  M"'  Lyn- 
ford's  departure,  to  M"'  Holdsworth,  under  whom  he  resided  till  Mich.  1687. 
The  first  of  the  trans-atlantic  members  of  the  College,  of  whom  there  were 
several  in  the  next  century. 

Carr,  Thomas :  son  of  William  :  born  in  Sussex.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Lovett 
22  April  1684. 

B.A.  168f.  Possibly  the  father  was  rector  of  Jevington,  Sussex;  who 
may  be  the  William  Carr  (born  at  Stackhouse,  near  Settle)  admitted  16-57. 

Hemingway,  Joseph :  [but  probably  Joshua] :  son  of  Samuel :  of  Yorks.  School : 
Halifax,  under  M''  Doughty.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  23  April 
1684.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Joshua)  168|^.  Probably  cousin  of  Joshua,  son  of  Henry,  born  at 
Halifax,  and  admitted  1671.  Ordained  priest,  London,  168|  Feb.  Joshua 
Hemingway,  B.A.  (the  cousin  was  M.A.  1678)  was  vicar  of  Egmanton,  Notts. 
19  Feb.  169^-1706.  Vicar  of  Orston,  Notts,  (presented  by  Dean  and  Chapter 
of  Lincoln)  l5  March  170f.  He  was  constantly  at  feud  about  money  matters 
with  his  brother  Samuel,  a  solicitor,  of  Idle  and  Boldshay.  Each  took  mort- 
gages. (See  letters  in  Bradford  Antiquary,  1.  252.)  Married  Mary  Maltby 
of  Orston  3  March  171f.  Died  before  Nov.  1736  when  Pra.  Stevenson  was 
instituted. 

Tatham,  Thomas:  son  of  Christopher:  born  at  Ranthmell  [Rathmell  near 
Settle],  Yorks.  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M"'  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M''  Holdsworth  28  April  1684.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1685,  perhaps  a  little  longer.  One  Thomas  Tatham, 
born  at  Otterburn  (some  six  miles  east  of  Rathmell)  was  incumbent  of  Colne, 
Lanes.  1694-170|:  and  vicar  of  Almondbury,  near  Hudderstield,  26  March 
1706,  where  he  died  before  June  1716  (see  Whitaker,  Whalley,  2.  248). 

Carr,  Richard :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Stackhouse,  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick, under  M'  Briggs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  2  May  1684.  Age 
not  given. 

Perhaps  son  of  Thomas  of  Stackhouse  near  Settle  by  his  first  marriage 
(1660)  to  Jane  Taylor:  and  half-brother  of  John  (1707)  and  James  171^. 
He  survived  his  admission  only  five  months  :  his  death  is  recorded  in  the 
register  of  Great  St  Andrew's,  but  according  to  Ely  Ep.  Records,  263,  he  was 
actually  buried  ("Carr  a  schollar  of  X'.  Coll.")  at  St  Benet,  30  Oct.  1684. 


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Armitstead,  Daniel :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Stainfortli  [near  Settle],  Yorks. 
School :    Giggleswick,  under  M''  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 

2  May  1684.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168f 

Powell,  John :  son  of  James :  bom  at  Llanvefe  [1  Llanvapley],  Monmouth. 
School  not  given.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  4  May  1684.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  168|. 

Turner,  William :  eldest  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School : 
Bury.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lynford,  7  May  1684.  Age  not  given. 
There  is  no  evidence  that  he  resided.  His  father  was  alderman  1681. 
Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  3  July  1684.  Active  in  business  at  Bury,  and 
prospered.  Bought  Horsecroft  of  the  Lucas  family  1706.  Alderman  1709, 
1723.  Died  Nov.  1734  aged  67  :  M.I.  in  St  Mary's  church.  Succeeded  at 
Horsecroft  by  his  son  Henry  (S.H.A.H.). 

Dunn,  Henry  :  admitted  as  Dun  :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Richmond.  School : 
[North]  Allerton,  under  M"^  Smelt.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lynford  9  May 
1684.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Dunn)  168|.     Ordained  priest,  York,  169|  March. 

Highgate,   Robert :   son  of  Nicholas :   born  in   London.     School :  Ware,   under 
M'^  Burgoine.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lynford  14  May  1684.     Age  17. 
Transferred  to  M"'  Holdsworth.     Resided  till  Mich.  1687. 

Smith,  Laurence :  eldest  son  of  Kenelm  [no  more  facts].  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M^  Lynford  14  May  1684.     Age  16. 

Transferred  to  M"'  Holdsworth:  resided  under  him  till  Lady  Day  1687. 
Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  25  March  1686,  as  son  of  Kenelm  Smith, 
citizen  and  leatherseller.  Perhaps  one  of  the  Smiths  of  Hatherton,  Staffs. 
(Burke,  Ext.  Bar.  492). 

Stafford,  Christopher :  son  of  Robert :  of  Yorks.  Educated  by  M''  Tomlinson. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  23  May  1684.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1691.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689 
and  soon  after  went  out  of  residence.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1691  Sept.  : 
licensed  to  Godmauchester.  One  Chris.  Stafford  was  rector  of  Bothel,  North- 
umberland 1691-1736  :  gave  £10  to  the  poor  and  £80  to  the  school  of  Bothel. 
(Hodgson,  II.  ii.  149.) 

Newton,  — :  [no  facts  at  all].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  23  May  1684. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Will.  Newton)  168^.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1690  Dec.  One 
of  these  names  was  rector  of  Taxall,  Cheshire,  8  June  1708-1726,  when  he 
died  (Ormerod-Helsby,  3.  783) :  but  this  might  be  (as  a  matter  of  time) 
Will.  Newton  M.A.  (Magd.)  1677,  or  M.A.  (Jesus)  1705. 

Peartree,  William :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Hindergham  [Hindringham,  near 
Walsingham],  Norfolk.  School  not  given.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett 
24  May  1684.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168|.  Son  of  Edward  (admitted  1649)  vicar  of  Hindringham. 
Probably  curate  of  Toftrees,  Norfolk,  1706  (Blomefield,  3.  869):  rector  of 
Wissingset  (Whissonsett)  in  1714  (ib.  5.  1090). 

*Bevin,  Robert:  son  of  Robert :  born  at  "  Chefnin  "  [1  Chevening,  near  Sevenoaks], 
Kent.     School :  [St  Paul's],  under  D''  Gale.     Admitted  sizar  under  D"'  Luke 

3  June  1684.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.   168|;  M.A.   1691.     Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,   1688  Dec:  priest. 


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1689  May.  Elected  fellow  23  Oct.  1688,  succeeding  D"-  Luke,  his  tutor.  He 
was  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist  in  1691  :  praelector  in  1693,  and  kept  the 
Admission  book  carefully  :  Senior  Dean  in  1700.  On  30  April  1701  he  was 
presented  to  Navenby  (which  Every  and  Duckfield  seem  to  have  declined) 
and  he  was  instituted  on  July  2  :  but  he  was  still  in  residence  at  Cambridge 
in  Feb.  1701,  enjoying  his  year  of  grace.  He  had  less  than  a  year  at  Navenby: 
he  died  before  16  Feb.  1703. 

In  1695  he  disputed  a  ruling  of  the  Master  that  Sir  Ward  a  northern 
candidate  was  inadmissible  for  a  Fellowship  because  the  statutable  number  of 
northern  Fellows  was  complete  and  there  could  be  no  more  tlian  that  number. 
Covel  asked  him  to  make  good  his  protest  or  to  withdraw  it.  Bevin  accord- 
ingly appealed  to  Eachard,  V.-C.  There  is  a  large  bundle  of  papers  thereon 
in  the  "  Visitors'  Box." 

Hodder,  George  :  son  of  George  :  of  Dorset.     School :  not  given.     Admitted  sizar 
under  M"'  Waterhouse  5  June  1684.     Age  not  given. 
B.A.  168|. 

Cheek,  Robert :  [father  not  given]  :  of  Dorset.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Water- 
house  5  June  1684.     Age  not  given. 

He  is  charged  for  rooms  till  Lady  Day  1688  :  but  took  no  degree  at  Christ's. 
One  Rob.  Cheek  was  B.A.  (St  John's)  168|^:  if  the  same,  why  was  he  still 
resident  here?     The  name  is  not  found  in  the  Johnian  Admission-book. 

Hull,  Peter:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse 
27  June  1684. 

He  does  not  appear  in  the  Study-rents. 

Drake,  Joshua :  son  of  John :  born  at  Pethworth  [perhaps  Pickworth,  near 
Folkingham],  Lines.  School :  not  given.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Water- 
house  10  Sept.  1684.     Age  18. 

B.A.  168f.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  6  Jan.  169^:  licensed  to  curacy  of 
Maiden,  [f\  IBeds.  :  ordained  priest  at  the  same  time ;  with  the  comment 
"  necessitate  exigente " — which  admits  of  many  explanations.  He  was  in- 
stituted to  the  vicarage  of  Swinderby  on  the  presentation  of  Daniel  Disney, 
armiger,  30  Aug.  1692. 

Hale,  Charles :  son  of  Thomas :  born  in  London.  School :  St  Albans,  under 
D"'  James.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  16  Oct.  1684.     Age  15. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1685.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  24  July  1680 
as  of  St  Martin's  in  the  Fields.  Gave  £10  to  the  College  18  Feb.  171| :  the 
purpose  is  not  clear. 

Brasier,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Colchester.  School :  Felstead,  under 
M"' Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"' Waterhouse  13  Jan.  168|.  Age  17. 
B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1692.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  6  July  1689  : 
resided  till  Lady  Day  1692.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1691  Dec.  :  priest, 
1692  May.  Rector  of  Great  Holland,  Essex  (patron,  Mary  Thurston,  widow), 
25  May  1692-1726.  Chaplain  to  the  Duke  of  Schomberg  and  Leinster  and 
(as  such)  licensed  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Easthorpe,  Essex  (patron,  Ann 
Green,  widow)  25  June  1703.     Died  before  Feb.  172|  (Morant,  2.  181). 

Mason,  Elias :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Newark,  Notts.  School :  Newark,  under 
M"'  Twelvs  [T wells].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford  —  Feb.  168|. 
Age  17. 

Transferred  to  M''  Holdsworth  ;  and  resided  under  him  till  Lady  Day  1688  ; 
but  took  no  degree. 


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Town(e),   Williaan:    son  of   John:  born  at  Lincoln.     School:   Newark,  under 
M''  Twells.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lynford  —  Feb.  1684.     Age  17. 
Resided  till  Mich.  1685.     Probably  brother  of  John,  admitted  168|. 

Slade,  Thomas :  son  of  William  :  born  at  West  ChinFnJock,  Somerset.     School : 
Crewkan    [Crewkerne],    under   M''   Leevs    [Leaves].     Admitted    sizar   under 
M''  Waterhouse  6  Feb.  168|^.     Age  not  given.     Afterwards  a  pensioner. 
B.A.  16f«. 

Welham,  Isaac  :  son  of  Isaac  :  born  at  Thornton,  Norfolk.  School :  (1)  Thetford, 
under  M''  Kein  [Keene]  :  (2)  Russingall  [perhaps  miswriting  tor  Rippingale], 
under  M"'  Bug[ge].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  10  Feb.  1684. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  168|.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1693  June:  priest,  169-1:  June: 
said  to  have  been  born  at  Thornton,  Suffolk  (perhaps  Thorington,  near  Hales- 
worth)  and  aged  26  in  1693. 

Isham,  Henry  :  sixth  son  of  Justinian,  baronet :  born  at  Lamport,  Northants. 
School :  Grantham,  under  M"'  Walker.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M--  Lynford  14  March  168|-.     Age  16. 

Transferred  to  M"  Holdsworth  1685.  M.A.  1689:  resided  till  the  end 
of  the  year,  as  appears  from  Study-rents.  Died  and  buried  at  Lamport 
11  Jan.  16||^:  the  last  of  the  Ishams  who  belonged  to  this  College:  Thomas 
and  Justinian  his  elder  brothers,  and  the  sons  of  Justinian,  were  members  of 
Clirist  Church  :  but  John  (the  third  son)  was  here  in  1675.  The  connexion 
had  been  a  long  one  and  important  to  the  College  :  other  families  connected 
with  the  Ishams  by  marriage  sent  their  sons  here. 

Bellis,  Robert :  son  of  John :  born  at  Borrow  [Barrow],  Chesiiire.  School : 
Miccletrafford  [Mickle  Trafford],  under  M'  Robinson.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'  Waterhouse  24  March  168|.     Age  16. 

B.A.  168| ;  M.A.  1696.  Vicar  of  Ince,  Cheshire  1691-1724,  when  he  died. 
Had  three  sons  here,  Samuel  (1712),  John  (1715)  and  Robert  (1721):  had 
also  tliree  daughters — all  by  his  first  wife  Sarah,  grand-daughter  of  Peter  Holt 
of  Bridge  Hall,  Bury,  Lanes.,  whom  he  married  at  Ince  7  Jan.  169^  :  she 
died  in  child-bed  June  1706.  He  married  (2)  on  30  July  1708,  Dorothy 
Allen  of  Redvales,  Bury,  who  died  in  September:  (3)  in  1713  Margaret 
Wilbram,  of  Chester,  who  was  buried  20  May  1721.  There  are  brasses  in  the 
church  to  the  first  two  wives  with  inscriptions  by  the  husband,  who  wrote 
Latin  verse.  He  was  buried  himself  3  May  1724  :  aged  55  :  M.I.  (Informa- 
tion from  Rev.  F.  G.  Slater,  vicar.) 

Ttllly,  William  :  son  of  Isaac  :  born  at  Dauby,  Yorks.  School :  Blankney,  Lines., 
under  M''  Hutton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lynford  29  April  1685. 
Age  18. 

Transferred  to  M"'  Holdsworth:  resided  under  him  till  Lady  Day  1687. 
Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  (as  son  of  Isaac,  of  Lincoln,  gent.)  22  May  1685. 

Burnett,    Edward :    son    of    Samuel :    born    at    Hert[ing]fordbury.       School : 
Grantham,  under  (1)  M''  Walker:  (2)  his  father  who  succeeded  M''  Walker 
there.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  1  May  1685.     Age  16. 
M.B.  1690,  as  pupil  of  M"-  Holdsworth. 

Raper,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  How[e],  Yorks.  School :  Tanfield  [Durham  : 
between  Ripon  and  Bedale :  or  ?  Yorks.],  under  M''  Hutchinson.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  4  May  1 685.     Age  1 6. 

B.A.  168|.  Perhaps  brother  of  Philip  (admitted  1683).  Ordained  deacon, 
York,  1689  Sept. 


1685  99 

Lupton,  Geoffrey  [Galfridus] :  no  facts  given.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett 
8  May  1685. 

B.A.  lG8f.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1689  Sept.  Licensed  to  Holme, 
Hunts.  :  priest,  1690  Sept. 

Lees,  Samuel:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  19  May  1685. 
B.A.  168| ;  M. A.  1702.  Perhaps  eldest  son  of  Sam.  Lees  of  Conisbrough, 
Yorks.,  admitted  1661  :  whom  see.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1693  June.  Curate 
of  Treeton,  near  Rotherham,  12  June.  Probably  rector  of  Heanor,  Derbs. 
16  Sept.  1698-1735,  when  he  died.  Another  of  these  names  was  rector  of 
Southery,  Norfolk,  1705  :  buried  there  24  Jan.  1737  :  see  Blomefield,  4.  166. 
Had  a  son,  Samuel,  and  daughters,  Rebecca  and  Patience. 

Long,  Charles :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  23  May 
1685. 

B.A.  (Longe)  168|;  (perhaps)  M.A.  (Long)  1709.  One  Cha.  Long,  B.A., 
ordained  priest,  Salisbury,  7  June  1696  :  licensed  to  Charminster  with  Stretton, 
Dorset. 

Mitford,  George  :  son  of  Humphry  :  born  at  Mitford,  Northumberland.  School : 
Durham,  under  M"'  Battersby.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lynford  2  June 
1685.     Age  17. 

B.A.  168| :  second  in  the  list  of  Bachelors.  Transferred  to  M''  Holdsworth, 
1685.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  9  July  1689  but  not  in  Study-rents  at 
Mich.  Probably  nepliew  of  Will.  Midford,  also  born  at  Midford  or  Mitford, 
and  admitted  1669,  afterwards  rector  of  Elsdon.  His  mother  was  Frances, 
daughter  of  Sir  George  Vane  of  Long  Newton,  Durham.  (Burke,  Commoners, 
2.  284.)     Ordained  deacon,  York,  1692  May. 

Brown,  —  :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  8  June  1685. 
B.A.  (Thomas  Browne)  168|. 

More,  James :  admitted  as  Mooi' :  [father  not  given] :  born  in  London.  School : 
[Merchant  Taylors'],  under  M''  Goad.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'"  Water- 
house  IS  June  1685.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (More)  168|.  Probably  James  More,  son  of  William,  grocer,  of 
London,  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  10  Feb.  168|^. 

Errington,  Thomas :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Modbury,  Devon.     Educated  by 
his  father.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lynford  25  June  1685.     Age  not  given. 
Transferred  to  M''  Holdsworth:  resided  till  Lady  Day  1686. 

Cuthbert,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  London.  School :  Burnet  [?  Barnet], 
Herts.,  under  M''  Lovell.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  1  July  1685. 
Age  18.     Afterwards  fellow-commoner. 

Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple,  son  of  Tho.  Cuthbert  of  Hadley,  Midds. 
13  June  1685.  He  appears  in  Study-rents  only  for  the  half-year  ending  Mich. 
1685 — and  without  charge.  One  "Tho.  Cuthbert  of  All  Hallows,  Lombard 
Street,  aged  '26,  married  in  1695  Judith  Davis  also  of  Lombard  Street  aged  25. 
(Marriage  licenses,  370.) 

*Young,  Alexander  :  son  of  James  :  born  in  Middlesex.  School :  Felstead  [under 
M''  Glascock].     Admitted  pensioner  under  D''  Luke  2  July  1685.     Age  16. 

Transferred  before  Lady  Day  1687  to  M''  Waterhouse.  His  father  lived  in 
St  Laurence  Jewry,  and  was  a  merchant  and  clothworker  :  he  was  the  youngest 
of  four  sons.  B.A.  (15th  in  list)  168f  ;  M.A.  1692;  B.D.  1703.  Elected 
Fellow  in  the  place  of  Beaupre  Nowers  15  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon  and 
priest,  Lincoln,  1691  Sept.  Junior  Dean  1692:  Praelector  1694:  Bunting 
Preacher  1695;  Senior  Dean  1701.     On  15  May  1705  he  was  presented  to 


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Caldecot,  vacant  by  the  death  of  MS  Bunchley  :  perhaps  he  resided  as  he  signs 
the  Order  Book  but  rarely.  On  26  July  1707  he  was  presented  to  Clipston, 
where  M''  Waterhouse  had  died  :  vacated  his  Fellowship  1708.  On  22  April 
1713  he  was  presented  to  the  rectory  of  Wickharabreux,  Kent.  On  17  Feb. 
172f  he  had  a  dispensation  from  Lambeth  to  hold  also  East  Church,  Kent, 
distant  20  miles  :  and  he  was  instituted  thereto  March  5.  He  died  2 1  March 
1755,  aged  86. 

Richardson,  Philip :  [father  not  given]  :  of  Suffolk.  [School:  not  given.]  Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M''  Lovett  4  July  1685.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  168|;  M.A.  1693.  From  the  Norwich  Register  it  appears  that  he 
was  born  at  North  Cove  near  Beccles,  about  1668.  He  was  ordained  deacon 
at  Lincoln  (probably  for  Norwich)  1691  June:  for  he  was  licensed  to  North 
Cove,  perhaps  as  curate  to  his  father  :  priest,  Norwich,  1695  Sept.  Rector  of 
Kirkley,  near  Lowestoft,  1697-1748  (Suckling,  1.  269) — when,  I  suppose,  he 
died. 

Lardner,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  London.  Educated  there.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Lynford  9  July  1 685.     Age  not  given. 

M.B.  {com.  reg.)  1690.  Resided  as  a  pupil  of  M''  Holdsworth  till  Mich. 
1688  :  his  name  (with  no  charge  against  it)  remains  on  the  list  till  Mich.  1691. 
Probably  brother  of  James  Iiardner  admitted  1688 — if  he  be  the  "James 
Lardner  of  St  Bennet,  Gracechurch,  clerk  "  who  "  alleged  the  consent  of  the 
mother  (a  widow)  of  '  Hannah  Moore  of  the  town  of  Leicester,  spinstei',  above 
21 '  to  her  marriage  with  John  Lardner  of  St  Bennet  Gracechurch,  London, 
bachelor,  25"  on  9  Feb.  169| — and  if  so  John  was  son  of  Thomas  an  apothecary. 

Wilbore,  Philip :  son  of  Philip,  armiger :  born  at  Foxon  [Foxton],  Carabs.  School : 
Huntingdon,  under  M''  Matthews.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lynford  9  July 
1 685.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1688,  as  a  pupil  of  M"'  Holdsworth.  Son  of  Philip  and 
Susan  Wilbore  :  bap"*.  1  Sept.  1665  at  Foxton,  where  the  family  was  settled  for 
at  least  three  generations :  a  "  M'  Phelippe  Welbore,  gent."  was  buried  there 
18  March  161|. 

White,  Thomas  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Lovett 
14  July  1685. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1687.  Possibly  Thomas  White,  son  of  John  of 
Cotgrave,  Notts.,  who  was  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  22  July  1685  :  or  another 
of  the  same  names,  son  of  Thomas  of  Cheeseworth  near  Horsham,  admitted 
9  Nov.  1685. 

Fish,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Thindon,  Northants.  School :  Kimbolton, 
under  M"'  Trot.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse  14  July  1685. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  16f^.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars' Book  2  Nov.  1689.  One  Rob.  Fish 
was  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  169|  March  by  letters  dimissory  from  London: 
was  appointed  praelector  at  All  Hallows,  London  :  and  also  rector  of  Aunsby 
(near  Sleaford)  21  March  169§.  There  is  extant  a  letter  from  Tho.  Harper, 
rector  of  St  Katherine  Coleman,  London,  undertaking  to  retain  him  as  reader 
in  that  parish,  provided  he  were  ordained  deacon — dated  7  March  169|  :  this 
is  certainly  the  B.A.  of  Christ's.  He  resigned  Aunsby  2  Oct.  1694.  It  is 
not  quite  easy  to  identify  this  rector  and  reader  with  Rob.  Fish,  B.A.  of 
Christ's,  ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1698,  June,  and  licensed  to  Mulsoe,  Bucks. 
There  was  yet  another  who  was  instituted  on  the  presentation  of  Sir  Thomas 
Bamardiston  to  the  rectory  of  Great  Coates  near  Grimsby,  18  July  1696,  on 
the  resignation  of  his  father,  also  a  Robert :  he  died  there,  as  rector  in  1706 


1685—1686  101 

or  1707  (Rev.  F.  Quirk,  rector):  but  this  man  was  curate  to  his  father  in 
1687  :  so  cannot  be  our  man  :  possibly  he  was  a  Rob.  Fish,  B.A.  (of  Sidney) 
inl68|. 

Tiffin,  Robert :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Goldwyn,  [1]  Beds.  School :  Huntingdon, 
under  M''  Matthews.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Waterhouse  14  July  1685. 
Age  not  given. 

Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689  :  B.A.  16fi  ;  M.A.  1693. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  25  Sept.  1692  :  licensed  to  Woodhill,  Beds.  Burrell 
Lecturer  on  Rhetoric  1694-1700  :  last  stipend  April  1701. 

Wensley,  — :  [no  fact  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  July,  or 
August,  1685. 

Probably  never  resided. 

Nevill(e),  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Anstey.  School :  not  given.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M"'  Lynford  24  Aug.  1685.     Age  14. 

Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  2  Nov.  1689:  B.A.  16f^;  M.A.  1693. 
Robert,  tlie  father,  was  vicar  of  Anstey  1671.  The  son  was  curate  of  Raven- 
stone,  Bucks,  in  1693,  and  was  ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1693  Sept.  He  was 
rector  of  Newton-Blossom ville,  Bucks.  17  July  1694.  Chaplain  to  Lord 
Wharton  :  and  (as  such)  licensed  to  hold  also  the  vicarage  of  Astwood,  distant 
two  miles,  patron,  the  Crown,  23  Dec.  1706.  Succeeded  in  1728  (perhaps  on 
his  death)  by  William  Warburton. 

Holland,  John  :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger  :  grandson  of  Sir  John  Holland,  baronet : 
born  at  Quidnam  [Quiddenham],  Norfolk.  School :  Bury,  under  M"'  Leeds. 
Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lynford  —  Sept.   1685. 

Transferred  to  M''  Holdsworth,  and  resided  till  Mich.  1687.  Thomas 
Holland,  son  of  Sir  John,  the  first  Baronet,  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of 
Tho.  Mead  of  Lofts,  Essex,  and  died  1698  in  the  lifetime  of  his  father.  Sir  John 
Holland  of  Quiddenham  :  John  succeeded  his  grandfather  in  1700.  Gave  £20 
in  1702  to  the  Chapel  fund.  He  married  Rebecca,  youngest  daughter  of 
Will.  Paston  of  Oxnead,  Earl  of  Yarmouth :  by  whom  he  had  a  son,  after- 
wards Sir  William,  who  died  without  issue  (Blomefield,  1.  232). 

Cubitt,  — :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  24  Oct.  1685. 
Never  resided. 

Dusgate,  John:  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Anmer,  Norfolk.  School :  (1)  Burnham 
Thorpe,  under  M''  Tubing:  (2)  Norwich,  under  M"'  Burton.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M'  Lynford  10  Dec.  1685.     Age  16. 

He  was  the  last  of  the  pupils  entered  under  M''  Lynford,  who  went  over 
in  a  body  to  M'  Holdsworth  :  under  whom  he  resided  till  Lady  Day  1690,  but 
took  no  degree.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  2  Nov.  1689.  Admitted  at 
the  Middle  Temple  23  Nov.  1687.  His  father,  Francis,  was  tenant  of  the 
College  at  Barton  Bendish,  1679. 

Green,    John :    [father   not   given] :    of   Bucks.     School :    Westminster,    under 
D""  Busby.      Admitted  first  at  Trinity  :    then  at  Christ's,   pensioner  under 
M"-  Lovett  13  Feb.   168f.     Age  not  given. 
B.A.  168f. 

Cowper,  Spencer :  son  of  William,  eques  auratus  :  [no  further  facts].  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  [?  13]  Feb.  168|.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1687.  Son  of  Sir  Will.  Cowper  (M.P.  for  Hertford, 
died  1706)  and  of  Sarah,  daughter  of  Sir  Sam.  Holled  of  London.  Brother  of 
William,   first  Earl  Cowper,    and    Lord  Chancellor :    born   [?]   at   Hertford, 


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School :  Westminster.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  7  May  1687  :  called 
to  the  Bar  and  went  on  the  home  circuit :  charged  on  little  evidence  with  the 
murder  of  Sarah  Stout  at  Hertford  at  the  spring  assizes  of  1699  :  tried  16  July 
and  acquitted.  Miss  Stout  who  was  a  quaker,  took  her  own  life  :  the  prosecu- 
tion was  said  to  be  instituted,  because  the  tories  of  Hertford  wished  to  hang 
an  eminent  whig,  and  the  quakers  wished  to  clear  their  body  of  the  reproach 
of  suicide.  M.P.  for  Beer  Alston  1705  and  1708,  for  Truro  1711.  Attorney 
General  of  the  Duchy  of  Lancaster.  Judge  of  Common  Pleas  1727.  Died 
10  Dec.  1727  :  buried  at  Hertingfordbury.  He  married  Pennington  Goodere 
by  whom  he  had  three  sons  :  the  second,  John,  admitted  here  1711,  was  father 
of  William  Cowper  the  poet. 

Knighton,  John :  son  of  John  :  bom  at  Higham  Ferrys  [Ferrers],  Northants. 
School :  (1)  Felstead,  under  M"'  Glascock :  (2)  Huntingdon,  under  M''  Matthews. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  8  April  1686.     Age  16. 

Kesided  till  Ladj'  Day  1687.  The  father  was  vicar  of  Kirabolton  which  he 
resigned  before  Feb.  167|-:  also  probably  rector  of  Holywell,  Hunts. 

Topham,  William:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Holdsworth 
23  April  1686. 

B.A.  (Sidney)  16|»  ;  M.A.  1693.  Perhaps  son  of  William,  admitted  1652, 
rector  of  Ask  ham  Richard,  Yorks. 

Collier,  Peter:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M' Lovett,  10  May  1686. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  16|§.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars' Book  21  June  1689.  Perhaps  the 
Peter  Collier  admitted  at  Richard  Frankland's  Academy — when  at  Calton — 
on  6  Feb.  168|.  Several  of  Frankland's  scholars  went  on  to  Cambridge, 
though  the  earlier  ones  had  been  at  Cambridge  first.  Collier's  name  does  not 
occur  in  any  of  the  usual  nonconformist  sources  (E.  Axon,  Esq.,  of  Manchestei). 

Becket,  Peter :  son  of  George :  born  at  Eastham,  Cheshire.  School :  Crosby, 
Lanes.,  under  M''  Waring.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  14  June 
1686.     Age  16. 

B.A.  im.     Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  9  July  1689. 

Palfreyman,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  bom  at  Boston,  Lines.  School :  [Mer- 
chant Taylors'],  under  M"'  Goad.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett 
17  June  1686.     Age  16. 

B.A.  16|^.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  6  July  1689.  Resided  till 
Mich.  1691.'  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  10  Feb.  169f.  Son  of  Ri.  Palfreyman 
(admitted  1649)  who  was  master  of  Boston  School. 

Everard,  Nicholas:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  18  June 
1686. 

B.A.  16|^  ;  M.A.  1694.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1 690  Sept. :  licensed  to  Northill,  Beds.  :  priest, 
1691  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Clifton,  Beds.  Perhaps  elder  brother  of  James,  ad- 
mitted 168|,  son  of  James,  probably  the  manciple. 

Hudson,  George :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse 
22  June  1686.  Perhaps  never  resided.  One  of  these  names  (clerk  in  Holy 
Orders)  was  emigrant  minister  to  Virginia,  receiving  the  £20  bounty,  25  July 
1694  (Fothergill,  p.  35). 

Sewel[l],  Richard  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Buntingford.  School :  Buntingford, 
under  M''  England.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  1  July  1685.     Age  16. 


1686—1687  103 

B.A.  16|^.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  6  July  1689.  Ordained 
deacon,  Norwich,  1692  May;  licensed  as  "reader"  to  M''  Warren,  minister  of 
Boxford  :  priest,  London,  1693  June. 

Randall,  John :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Eton.  School :  Eton.  Admitted  sizar 
under  D'  Widdrington  27  Aug.  1686.     Age  20. 

B.A.  169ft;  M.A.  1694.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  2  Nov.  1689. 
One  of  the  witnesses  to  D'  Widdrington's  will  20  March  168|- :  the  executors 
(probably  unjustly)  charged  him  and  John  Baines  the  cook,  with  embezzling 
D'  Widdrington's  effects  after  his  death  :  hence  a  suit  in  Chancery  1689  :  see 
Oovel's  MS.  account  of  the  proceedings  on  Widdrington's  will.  Ordained 
deacon,  London,  1708  May;  priest,  1710  June.  Assistant  Master  of  Bury 
School  Nov.  1690  :  and  TIead-master,  Dec.  1707-15  (Carlisle,  2.  516) :  perhaps 
Master  of  Guildford,  171-,  to  172- ;  {ib.  57-3) :  but  this  may  be  his  son.  One 
John  Randall  was  rector  of  Thelveton  [Thelton],  Norfolk,  and  ceased  to  be  such 
in  1728,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  his  son  of  the  same  name  (Blomefield,  1.  101). 

Ballydon,  —  :  [no  facts  given].      Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Holdsworth  1686. 

Probably  Paul,  son  of  Paul  Ballydon,  of  Derby,  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn 
14  May  1684.     I  doubt  whether  he  ever  resided  here. 

*Withers,  Williani:  son  of  John :  born  at  "  Aram  "  [?],  Lanes.  School :  Lancaster, 
under  M''  Lodge.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  8  Nov.  1686.  Age  17. 
B.A.  169?  ;  M.A.  1694.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1693  June  :  priest,  Sept.  Elected  Fellow  10  Dec.  1692, 
in  place  of  Cuthbert  Fenwick,  a  younger  man,  but  elected  earlier.  Junior 
Dean  and  catechist  1693  :  Praelector  (good)  1696,  and  Bunting  preacher  1696  : 
Steward  1699:  Senior  Dean  1702:  Senior  Proctor  1707.  Presented  to 
Caldecot,  vacated  by  Alex.  Young  30  Sept.  1707:  instituted  30  Nov. :  resigned 
before  July  1716  :  he  had  previously  vacated  his  fellowship  by  marriage  in 
Nov.  1 709.  I  cannot  trace  him  further  with  certainty :  one  of  these  names 
was  vicar  of  Tunstall  All  Saints,  Yorks.,  N.R.  19  May  1718-Sept.  1719. 

Machin,  Edmund : 

B.A.  168|.  One  Edward  Machin,  M.A.  (probably  error  for  B.A.)  ordainea 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1689  May:  licensed  to  Gunwardby  [?  Gunby],  Lines.  :  priest 
1689  Dec.     No  other  of  the  name  was  at  this  time  at  Cambridge  or  Oxford. 

Brown,  Robert: 

M.A.  1691.  Admitted  (as  son  of  R.  Browne  of  Audlem,  Cheshire)  at 
Brasenose,  Oxford,  28  March  168f,  aged  20:  B.A.  1685;  M.A.  (Christ's) 
1691  {AL  Ox.  196). 

Shafto,  Leonard :  son  of  Leonard  :  born  at  Dedham,  Essex.  School :  Durham, 
under  M"^  Battersby.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  14  Jan. 
168|^.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (first  in  the  list)  169^ ;  M.A.  1694.  He  resided  in  College  till  1697, 
at  least,  "  in  the  Master's  "  when  M"'  Finch  had  vacated  the  chamber.  Son  of 
Leonard  Shafto  of  Exeter,  Oxford  (incorp'*.  Cambridge  1668)  and  vicar  of 
Dedham  1665-71,  when  he  became  morning  lecturer  at  All  S'^,  Newcastle 
(Brand,  1.  338) :  he  was  probably  one  of  the  Shaftos  of  Whitworth,  Durham  : 
and  in  1684  the  Master  and  Fellows  agreed  that  young  Leonard,  though  born 
in  Essex,  should  have  the  benefit  of  the  Durham  Scholarship  till  the  next 
election.  He  was  appointed  (as  his  father  had  been)  lecturer  at  All  Saints, 
14  July  1698.  Rector  of  Gateshead  on  Tyne  1705  :  died  rector  27  Aug.  1731, 
and  buried  in  the  chancel  of  St  Mary's  [ib.  504). 


104  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

*PinGh,  Robert :  seventh  son  of  Heneage,  Lord  Nottingham,  lately  Lord  Chan- 
cellor: born  at  Kensington  "in  agro  Middlesexiensi."  School :  Felstead,  under 
M"'  Glascock.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lovett  8  March  168f. 
Age  16. 

M.A.  1693.  Nominated  Finch  and  Baines  Fellow  8  Dec.  1692  on  the 
resignation  of  his  brother  Henry,  and  on  the  same  day  he  took  the  oaths  and 
subscribed  the  Declaration  in  the  Scholars'  Book.  On  30  May  1694  he  signed 
the  order  for  the  presentation  of  M'  Fairmedow  to  Anstey,  though  not  (as  Adam 
Wall  notes)  on  the  number  of  the  Foundation  Fellows.  He  appears  regularly 
(together  with  Ambrose  Launder)  in  the  list  of  Lovett's  pupils,  neither  being 
charged :  but  the  note  in  one  place  "  M"'  Finch  and  Launder  to  the  Master, 
£1.  15s.  Od."  shews  that  they  had  rooms  in  the  Master's  Lodge;  Cudworth  and 
Covel  during  part  at  least  of  their  tenure  used  to  live  in  the  "  Little  Lodge  " 
and  let  the  rooms  in  the  "  Master's  Lodging."  A  similar  "  to  the  Master," 
but  without  names,  appears  in  earlier  years.  Robert  Finch  died  in  College 
1696,  and  was  buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  16  July.  He  left  to  the  College 
the  income  of  his  rooms — not  at  the  Lodge,  where  he  had  ceased  to  reside, 
when  he  became  a  Fellow,  and  M"'  Lovett  (after  some  time)  succeeded  him. 
The  income  was  valued  at  £48.  10s.  Od. 

Launder,  Ambrose  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  8  March 
168f 

B.A.  169^.  See  under  Robert  Finch  above  :  it  would  seem  that  M''  Finch 
brought  Launder  up  with  him  as  his  personal  servant,  and  both  lived  together 
in  the  Lodge.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1691  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Ravenstone, 
Bucks. 

Sandford,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  High  Ongar,  Essex.  School :  Stortford, 
under  M''  Cooper.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lovett  8  April 
1687.     Age  16. 

M.A.  {com.  reg.)  1690.  There  was  a  John  Sandford,  Esq.,  of  Bishop 
Stortford  in  1720  when  he  sold  the  rectory  of  Tollesbury  to  Sam.  Rush,  Esq. 

Dade,  Thomas:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  31 
March   1687. 

B.A.  169^;  M.A.  1694.  Perhaps  belonged  to  a  Norfolk  family,  many 
of  whom  were  at  Caius  College.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  169^  Feb.  :  priest, 
York,  1698  June.  Rector  of  Sneaton  in  Cleveland  1  June  1699-1701. 
Vicar  of  Otley,  near  Leeds  3  Oct.   1701  :  died  before  March  1709. 

Atkinson,  Robert:  son  of  Robert  :  bom  at  Newark.  School :  Newark,  under 
M"'  Twells.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Holds  worth,  — ■  1687.  Age  not 
given. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1689.  Probably  son  of  Robert,  of  Newark,  admitted 
1652.  The  eldest  daughter  of  Robert  and  Mary  Atkinson  of  Newark  died 
1702  :  I  have  not  found  the  date  of  Robert's  death,  but  his  widow,  Mary, 
died  1723  (Shilton,  Neivark,  227). 

Clavering,  Thomas :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth 
14  April  1687. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1688.  The  name  is  found  in  co.  Durham:  but 
no  others  were  at  Christ's.  One  Tho.  Clavering,  youngest  son  of  Ralph 
Clavering  of  Gateshead,  was  baptised  5  May  1668.     (Surtees,  2.  228.) 

*Fenwick,  Cuthbert :  son  of  Ralph  :  born  at  Stamfordham,  Northumb'^.  School : 
Morpeth,  under  M"'  Stephen  Jackson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth 
19  April  1687.     Age  not  given. 


1687  105 

B.A.  (11th  on  the  list)  169f  ;  M.A.  1694.  Subscribed  in  tlie  Scholars' 
Book  6  July  1689.  Ordained  deacon  and  priest,  Lincoln,  1691  Sept.  Elected 
Fellow  (in  place  of  John  Bolton)  18  April  1691  :  had  his  last  payment  Mich. 
1692.  Rector  of  Morpeth  1691-1745,  when  he  died  7ion  compos  sui,  while 
his  living  was  under  trustees.  Claimed  to  be  the  chief  of  the  Fenwick  clan. 
Sold  his  estate  for  an  annuity,  having  ruined  himself  by  being  surety  for  a 
sister's  son,  one  Johnson  of  Woodhorn  (Hodgson  ii.  ii.  393).  Perhaps  this 
man  gave  a  book  to  the  library  of  Bury  St  Edmunds  school  (it  does  not  appear 
why)  in  1694:  but  he  is  described  as  "rector  ecclesiae  Corstopitensis,"  i.e. 
Corbridge  (S.  H.  A.  Hervey,  Bury  Grammar  School,  132). 

Ayde,  Robert :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Kettington  [Ketteringham],  Norfolk. 
School :  Norwich,  under  M''  Burton.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  17  May 
1687.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169^;  M.A.  1694.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book,  21  June  1689. 
Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1693  June;  priest,  Chester,  1695  May.  Chaplain 
to  Heneage,  Baron  Finch  of  Guernsey.  Vicar  of  Sturton,  Notts.  1710. 
Licensed  to  hold  also  the  east  niediety  of  Treswell,  Notts.,  distant  3  miles, 
22  June  1710.  Later,  when  his  patron  had  become  Earl  of  Nottingham,  he 
was  licensed  to  hold  the  rectory  of  Barnburgh,  Yorks.,  as  well  as  Treswell — 
distant  20  miles— on  9  July  1733.  Prebendary  of  Southwell  28  May  1719. 
Died  at  Barnburgh  28  Nov.  1760,  aged  90  (Hunter,  South  Yorks.,  1.  379). 

Wayte,  William :  admitted  as  Wait  :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Hampstead 
[?  Hampsthwaite,  near  Leeds],  Yorks.  School :  Wakefield,  under  M'  Armitage. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  20  May  1687.     Age  15. 

B.A.  (Wayte)  169f.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  6  July  1689. 
Ordained  deacon,  York,   1692  May. 

Hazard,  Michael :  son  of  Michael :  born  at  Burton-on-Trent.  School:  not  given. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  28  May  1687.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  169^.  Michael,  the  father,  was  admitted  1662.  Michael  Hazard, 
B.A.  Christ's,  ordained  deacon  and  priest,  Lichfield,  1692  Sept.  [Another 
Mich.  Hazard,  B.A.,  (no  college)  was  ordained  at  Lincoln,  1689  May:  licensed 
to  Osgathorpe,  Lines. — not  found  either  at  Cambridge  or  Oxford].  Rector  of 
Thorpe  Constantine,  Staffs.  26  May  1708. 

Clark  —  :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth, —  1687. 

B.A.  (William  Clark)  169a;  M.A.  1699.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars' 
Book,  2  Nov.  1689.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1693  Sept.  :  curate  of  Wigging- 
ton,  Yorks.  24  Sept.  1693. 

Beetham,  William :  son  of  David  :  of  Lines.  School  :  Wainfleet,  under  M"' 
Thompson.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  23  June  1687.     Age  19. 

B.A.  169^;  M.A.  1695.  One  of  these  names  was  rector  of  East  Keal  "ex 
parte  Australis,"  Lines.  8  Dec.  1698  :  his  signature  occurs  for  the  last  time  in 
1751  :  and  he  was  buried  there  26  Dec.  1751  having  held  the  rectory  53  years. 
(Rev.  R.  H.  Simpson,  rector.) 

Hayhurst  —  :  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  23  June  1687. 
Probably  never  resided. 

Stannard,  Francis :  son  of  John :  born  at  Sympson,  Bucks.  School :  Co[u]r- 
te[e]nhall,  under  M'' Ashbridge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"' Lovett  23  June 
1687.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169^.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1691  Sept.  :  priest,  London,  1694 
June.     One  of   these  names  rector  of   Stourmouth,   Kent   10  March   171^, 


106  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

patron,  the  Bishop  of  Rochester  :  he  was  there  till  1726  :  and  is  not  stated, 
like  his  three  predecessors,  to  have  resigned  :  but  if  he  died  he  was  not  buried 
there  (D'  N.  G.  Wilkins,  rector). 

Vicars,  Charles  :  [no  facts  given].    Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  10  Aug. 
1 687,  having  been  previously  admitted  at  Trinity  Hall. 
Resided  till  Mich.  1688. 

Ritschell,  John :  of  Oxford.  Admitted  "  in  ordinem  ad  Gradum  Magistri  in 
artibus "  under  M''  Lovett,  between  10  and  20  Aug.   1687. 

M.A.  1687.  John  Ritschell  was  son  of  George  Ritschell,  who  was  born 
in  Bohemia,  1616,  and  educated  at  Strasburg  and  at  Oxford;  afterwards 
master  of  the  Grammar  School,  Newcastle  16-18-62,  vicar  of  Hexham  1655- 
1683,  when  he  died,  Dec.  28.  John  Ritschell,  his  younger  son,  was  matricu- 
lated at  Trinity  College,  Oxford  26  March  1680,  aged  18  :  B.  A.  from  St  Alban 
Hall  1683  ;  incorporated  at  Cambridge  and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1687.  Succeeded 
his  father  in  1683  as  vicar  of  Hexham.  Vicar  of  By  well  St  Andrew, 
Northumberland  1690-1705  {Al.  Ox.  1260):  died  1724  [?].  Author:  Topo- 
graphical Description  of  Hexham. 

Gilbert,  John :  son  of  Henry,  armiger  :  born  at  "  Lockoo,"  Derbs.  School : 
Nottingham,  under  M''  Cudworth.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett 
20  Aug.   1687.     Age  15. 

B.A.  169i;  M.A.  1695.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  6  July  1689. 
Continued  to  reside  at  Cambridge.  Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  10  March 
169|. 

Clarke,  Christopher :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Norwich.  School :  Norwich, 
under  M''  Burton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M""  Holdsworth  [after  Michael- 
mas] 1687.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169i;  M.A.  1695.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
Ordained  deacon  at  Rochester :  curate  of  Donne  Chapel,  Orpington,  Kent, 
169|-1714.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Derby.  Rector  of  Keston,  April  1704: 
also  by  dispensation  from  Lambeth  in  1714  licensed  to  hold  the  contiguous 
rectories  of  Hayes  and  Heefe  [sic],  patron,  D"^  Rob.  Uvedale :  instituted  8  June : 
resigned  Hayes  23  Oct.  1732.  Prebendary  of  Ely,  fifth  stall,  14  March  173i. 
Archdeacon  of  Norwich  22  Feb.  172|— 1742.  In  1736  gave  an  estate  at 
Rydeu  (Roydon)  near  Lynn  for  a  scholarship  with  pi'eference  to  natives  of 
Norfolk.  In  1738-40  he  bore  the  cost  of  casing  with  freestone  the  front  of 
the  College  from  the  great  gate  southwards,  thus  completing  the  modernised 
fa(j'ade  begun  by  Archdeacon  Lynford.  There  were  "  exceedings  "  charged 
on  the  day,  5  May  1739,  when  M"'  Archdeacon  Clarke  dined  in  Hall.  He  died 
at  Marlingford  Hall  16  May  1742. 

Tailour,  Samuel :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse 
1  Nov.   1687. 

Probably  never  resided. 

Ashhurst,  Henry :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett 
10  Dec.   1687. 

There  is  no  evidence  that  he  resided.  Perhaps  a  son  of  Henry  Ashurst, 
merchant  of  London  (died  1680)  "the  most  exemplary  person  for  eminent 
sobriety  self-denial  piety  and  charity  that  London  could  glory  of  "  (Baxter). 
Both  he  and  his  father  Henry,  a  presbj'terian  divine,  appear  often  in  Henry 
Newcome's  AxUobiography.  The  second  Henry  had  a  son  Henry  who  became 
a  baronet  and  built  Waterstock,  Oxon.  (D.N.B.) :  possibly  our  man. 


1687—1688  107 

Walker,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Burton-on-Trent.  Scliool  :  Barton 
[Sunder  Needwood],  Staffs.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Every  4  Jan.  168i. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  169i.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  6  July  1689.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1692  May  ;  licensed  to  Wymeswold,  Leics.  ;  priest,  Lichfield, 
1692  Sept. 

Everard,  James  :  son  of  James  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School  :  Ashwell,  Cambs., 
under  M''  Backler.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  3  Jan.  168|. 
Age  15. 

B.A.  169i  ;  M.A.  1695.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
James  Everard  the  father,  of  Cambridge  and  of  Knapwell,  was  probably  the 
manciple,  who  died  1691.  James  the  younger,  who  was  born  in  the  parish  of 
Great  St  Andrew's,  was  ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1693  June  aged  20  [so  in 
the  Norwich  Register  :  and  the  dates  agree]  :  priest,  Lincoln,  1 700  Sept.  He 
was  vicar  of  East  Winch  1716-22  (Blometield,  4.  747)  :  also  of  Middleton, 
which  is  "contiguous"  (Rud's  Diary  20  Jan.  172&).  He  married  Rebecca, 
daughter  of  Edw.  Bodham  of  King's  Lynn.     Died  1722,  aged  50. 

Town(e),  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Sudbrooke,  Lines.  School :  Newark, 
under  M''  Twells  [given  as  Twelves].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holds- 
worth  18  Jan.  168^-.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Towne)  169|.  John  Towne  of  Sudbrooke  in  Ancaster,  gentleman, 
died  1709.  His  fourth  son,  John  {^Lincs.  pedigrees,  1310)  subscribed  in 
the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1692  May,  and 
licensed  to  Grayingham ;  priest,  1 694  June  :  and  presented  to  the  rectory  of 
Grayingham,  4  June,  by  John  Thorold,  armiger.  One  of  these  names  (de- 
scribed as  M.A. — but  not  of  either  University  of  that  date)  was  rector  of 
Shirland,  Derbs.    19  March  172|. 

Meredith,  Arthur:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M^  Lovett 
25  Jan.   168|.     Resided  till  Xmas  1688. 

Wolrych,  Thomas  :  son  of  John,  armiger  :  born  at  Dudmaston,  Salop.  Educated 
at  home  by  M''  Littleford.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  2  March  168|. 
Age  16. 

Next  year  became  fellow-commoner.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1690.  Eldest 
son  of  John  Wolrych  (1653)  son  of  Sir  Thomas  :  nephew  of  Sir  Francis 
(second  baronet)  who  died  June  1688  without  male  issue,  as  did  all  the  four 
eldest  sons  :  see  under  Will.  (1647).  Sir  Thomas  Wolrych  of  Dudmaston  (third 
baronet):  baptised  at  Quatt  14  Apr.  1672.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple 
13  May  1687.  Married  Elizabeth,  eldest  daughter  of  Geo.  Weld  of  Willey 
Park,  Salop  (Lieutenant  of  the  Tower).  Died  3  May  1701  :  buried  at  Quatt. 
His  widow  died  April  1765  (aged  93)  having  survived  for  42  years  her  only 
son  Sir  John,  fourth  baronet,  slaerifF  of  Salop,  accidentally  drowned  in  the  Severn 
near  his  house,  25  June  1723  aged  32,  unmarried.  By  his  death  the  baronetcy 
became  extinct,  and  the  estates  passed  to  his  mother  and  sisters. 

Wolrych,  John :  son  of  John,  armiger :  born  at  Dudmaston,  Salop.  Educated 
at  home  by  M''  Littleford.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  2  March  168|. 
Age  14. 

Younger  brother  of  Thomas,  and  last  of  the  seven  members  of  the  famUy 
educated  here.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  13  May  1687.  Subscribed  in 
the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689.  Died  in  College  of  smallpox  aged  16,  and 
buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  19  Dec.  1689  :  M.I.,  erected  by  his  only  brother 
Sir  Thomas :  the  inscription  ends  with  the  lines  : 


108  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Flos  luvenum  cecidit :  luvenes,  in  flebile  bustum 

Lilia  purpureis  spargite  mista  rosis  : 
Mista  rosis  lacrynias  aspergite  :  noster  Adonis 

Talia  iusta  iubet :  dulcis  Adoni,  vale. 

Peachye,  — :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  3  March 
1681 

Perhaps  one  of  the  sons  of  Will.  Peachy  of  Petworth,  Sussex  who  died 
1685.     But  there  is  no  sign  of  his  residence  here. 

Brooke,  Thomas :  son  of  William  :  bom  at  Dodworth,  Yorks.  School :  Wake- 
field, under  M''  Gierke.  Kept  eight  terms  at  Univ.  College,  Oxford.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse  15  March  168|.     Aged  19. 

B.A.  16f^;  M.A.  1693.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
Born  3  June  1669  :  his  father  William  of  Dodworth  (who  died  1680)  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  William  Gates  of  Denby.  Nephew  of  John  Brooke,  rector 
of  High  Hoyland,  admitted  here  1669.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1695  Sept.; 
curate  of  Barwick-in-Elmet  28  Feb.  169f  Rector  of  Richmond  1706,  for 
33  years  :  J. P.  for  Yorks.  Married  Mary,  daughter  of  D"'  Thomas  Gomber, 
Dean  of  Durham.  Inherited  Field  Head  from  his  uncle  John  Brooke  in  1725. 
Died  at  Richmond  28  April  1739  aged  70.  M.I.  (given  by  Whitaker,  Rich- 
mondshire,  1.  90).     See  Hunter,  F.M.G.  766  :  S.  Yorks.  2.  262. 

Dakin,  Samuel:  admitted  as  Dakins  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Fairfield,  Derbs. 
School  :  Macclesfield,  under  M''  Ashworth.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Water- 
house  6  April  1688.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Dakin)  169i.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  (Dakin)  21  June 
1689.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  169|  March;  licensed  to  Matlock  :  priest, 
1695  July:  to  be  "praelector"  at  Ashbourne.  Probably  the  Sam.  Dakeyne, 
vicar  of  Holme  in  Spalding  Moor,  who  died  before  July  1703. 

Reeve,  James :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Sible  Heningham  [Hedingham],  Essex. 
School :  Earls  Colne,  under  M''  Leadbeater.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Water- 
house  7  April  1688.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169i.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689.  Ordained 
deacon,  London,  1692  Dec.  :  priest,  Norwich,  1700  May  :  curate  of  St  Peter's, 
Ipswich. 

Dalton,  Darcy  :  son  of  William,  eques  auratus  :  born  at  Hauxwell  [Haukswell], 
Richmondshire.  School  :  Bury  St  Edmunds,  under  M"'  Leeds.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  20  April   1688.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169J  ;  M.A.  1695.  Son  of  Sir  William  Dalton  of  Haukswell  and  of 
Elizabeth  Wyvill  of  Burton  Gonstable  ;  grandson  of  Dorothy  Darcy.  Ordained 
deacon,  Ely,  1693  Sept.  Rector  of  Lissington,  Lines.  6  Feb.  169|.  Rector 
of  Binbrooke  St  Mary,  12  Dec.  1699  :  resigned  before  1704.  Prebendary  of 
Ripon  3  May  1705-1712.  Rector  of  Aston  22  Aug.  1712-34.  Prebendary 
of  York  28  Aug.  1713.  Married  Mary  Harrison  of  Skellow,  Doncaster 
25  Sept.  1701  :  she  was  buried  at  Ouston  6  Feb.  170f :  he  had  a  second  wife, 
Jane,  who  died  1719.  Died  27  March  1734  aged  64  (Hunter,  F.ALG.  914  : 
Yorks.  Arch.  Journal,  2.  122).  Had  two  sous,  Darcy  (admitted  1720)  and 
Charles  (1730). 

Arlush,  Nathaniel :  son  of  Stephen  :  born  at  Knedlington,  [?]  Yorks.  School : 
Laughton-[en-le-Morthen],  Yorks.,  under  M"'  Broomhead.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"'  Waterhouse  3  May  1688.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1690.  Stephen  Arlush,  M.A.  (Pet.)  was  ejected 
from  Howden,  Yorks.  under  the  Act  of  Uniformity  :  he  afterwards  lived  at 


1688  109 

York,  died  15  Jan.  168",  and  was  buried  at  Howden,  aged  57.  His  son 
Nathaniel  died  "a  young  man"  18  June  1697  and  like  his  father  was  buried 
at  Howden  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  4.  1260). 

Eachard,  Laurence :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Barsham,  Suffolk.  Educated  at 
home.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  26  May  1688.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169i;  M.A.  (Echard)  1695.  Eldest  of  three  sons,  admitted  here,  of 
Thomas  Echard,  incumbent  of  one  of  the  Barshanis.  By  his  own  statement 
he  was  "  nearly  related  "  to  D''  John  Eachard,  Master  of  St  Catharine's  1675- 
97.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689  ("Eachard,"  as  the  elder 
members  of  the  family  spelt  it ;  Laurence  and  his  brother  Chris,  wrote 
"Echard"  when  taking  the  M.A.  degree).  He  resided  at  Christ's  till  1696 
and  doubtless  compiled  there  the  material  for  his  future  literary  work.  Ordained, 
Norwich,  probably  before  May  1692  (when  a  gap  in  the  Norwich  book  ends). 
Beneficed  in  Lincoln,  at  Welton,  near  Louth,  and  Elkington  (5  Aug.  1696),  he 
obtained  preferment  early  :  he  was  prebendary  of  Lincoln  (Louth)  24  Apr. 
1697-1730  and  Archdeacon  of  Stowe  1712-30.  He  lived  at  Louth,  where  he 
wrote  the  first  of  a  series  of  books,  which  had  extraordinary  vitality.  His 
circumstances  were  very  bad,  according  to  Archbishop  Wake,  who  exerted 
himself  to  obtain  a  grant  for  him  from  the  King  :  and  George  I  presented  him 
to  Sudborne  and  Rendlesham  in  Suffolk — the  last  by  dispensation  14  Sept. 
1722.  His  health  was  bad  but  this  did  not  affect  his  work.  In  1730  he  was 
on  his  way  to  Scarborough,  but  got  no  furtlier  than  Lincoln,  where  he  died 
August  16,  and  was  buried  in  the  church  of  St  Mary  Magdalen  on  the  29th. 
He  married  (1)  Jane  Potter,  (2)  Justin  Wooley  of  Well,  Lines,  but  had  no 
children.     His  portrait  is  in  the  College  Library. 

Author:  Description  of  Ireland,  1691  :  of  Flanders,  1691  :  Compendium 
of  Geography,  1691,  which  went  into  the  eighth  edition  in  1713  :  all  these  when 
he  was  oidy  20.  His  History  of  England  appeared  in  1707,  with  its  con- 
tinuation in  1718,  and  appendix  in  1720.  His  other  best  known  books  were 
the  Roman  History,  1698,  and  Ecclesiastical  History,  1702  :  all  these  went 
through  numerous  editions  and  were  standard  text-books.  Less  known,  but 
really  good,  is  a  translation  of  three  plays  of  Plautus  (Amphilryo,  Epidicus, 
and  Pudens)  published  in  1694,  while  he  was  still  at  Cambridge. 

A  satirical  contrast  of  the  work  of  Gilbert  Burnet  and  Ijaurence  Eachard 
(given  in  Kippis,  Biog.  Brit.  5.  534)  is  amusing : 

Gil's  history  appears  to  me 
Political  anatomy, 
A  case  of  skeletons  well  done, 
And  malefactors  everyone. 

Laurence  proceeds  another  way. 
And  well-dressed  figures  does  display: 
His  characters  are  all  in  flesh  : 

He  wax-work  make  to  please  the  sons 
Whose  fathers  were  Gil's  skeletons. 
Nicholson,  Thomas :    son  of    Timothy  :    born  at  Bamingham,   Richmondshire. 
School  :  Bedale,  under  M''  Nicholson.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holds- 
worth  3  June  1688.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1696.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
Ordained  deacon,  Carlisle,  1697  May.  Probably  vicar  of  Grindon,  Durham 
1699-1706  :  rector  of  Great  Stainton,  Durham,  1706-49,  when  he  died. 
(Surtees,  3.  64  and  76.) 


110  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Gerard,  Joshua :  son  of  Joshua  :  born  at  Stockport,  Cheshire.  School :  Tarvin, 
under  M''  Radley.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  9  June  1688. 
Age  18. 

M.B.  1693.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  2  Nov.  1689.  Brother  of 
John  and  of  Joseph  who  were  admitted  1677. 

Leeke,  Gervase  :  son  of  Gervase  :  born  at  Horbury,  Yorks.  School  :  Wakefield, 
under  M''  Aruiitage.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  9  June  1688. 
Age  17. 

M.B.  1693.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June 
1689,  and  admitted  scholar  (on  taking  the  oaths)  18  Nov.  1690. 

Morgan,  —  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  —  June 
1688. 

M.B.  1690  (John  Morgan).  He  must  have  kept  sufficient  terms  elsewhere  : 
perhaps  he  was  the  John  Morgan,  son  of  Thomas,  of  Melbury  Abbey,  Dorset, 
matriculated  at  St  Mary  Hall,  Oxford  2  March  168|,  aged  18  (Al.  Ux.  1030). 
He  did  not  reside  at  Christ's  after  his  admission,  though  he  took  the  medical 
degree,  doubtless  after  the  usual  five  years'  study. 

Littleford,  Thomas:  Oxoniensis.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Lovett  25  June 
1688. 

M.A.  1688.  Was  private  tutor  at  Dudmaston  to  Thomas  and  John 
Wolrych,  admitted  2  March  1688;  and  he  probably  accompanied  them  to 
Cambridge.  According  to  Al.  Ox.  918  he  was  son  of  John  of  Baninghall, 
Salop;  matriculated  at  Magdalen  Hall,  Oxford,  18  March  16f§;  B.A.  (Oxon.) 
1673:  he  was  also  rector  of  Hughley  (near  Much  Wenlock)  1686.  He  was 
appointed  Burrell  Lecturer  1688,  and  as  a  beneficiary  he  signs  the  Declaration 
in  the  Scholars'  Book,  immediately  after  the  first  batch  of  Fellows,  in  1689. 
Rector  of  Quatt,  near  Bridgnorth  1695.  Buried  at  Quatt  12  March  170|. 
His  name  appears  (I  understand,  as  Littlefold)  on  one  of  the  bells,  which  was 
recast  in  1700  (Rev.  J.  S.  Roper,  rector). 

Colbatch,  George :  son  of  John  :  born  at  "  Yondem  "  [?],  Salop.  School :  Bridg- 
north, under  M"'  Cornes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  25  June  1688. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  1692  (Mids.) ;  M.A.  1705.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June 
1689.  Brother  of  John  Colbatch  of  Trinity,  Professor  of  Casuistiy,  Bentley's 
unlucky  opponent.  Vicar  of  Wetwang,  near  York,  1699-1755  :  of  Driffield 
1708-55.  Curate  of  Sledmere  170-1-55.  (.i'Mr^ees  .S'oc^  65.  465.)  Bentley  said 
of  him  that  "  fi-om  a  vow  or  vision  in  the  flower  of  his  age  he  wore  a  beard  to 
his  girdle  sufficient  for  a  Greek  patriarch  "  :  this  eccentricity  was  noted  as  an 
indication  that  John  Colbatch's  wits  were  not  of  the  best  :  Bentley  allows 
that  George  was  a  "harmless  quiet  clergyman  and  much  the  better  of  the  two." 
According  to  Monk  {Life  of  Bentley,  2.  136)  he  was  vicar  of  Abington,  Cambs. 

Lardner,  James :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  London.  School  :  Merchant  Taylors', 
under  M"'  Bonwick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  27  June  1688. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  169| ;  M.A.  1695.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
Probably  brother  of  John,  admitted  1685  ;  baptised  18  Sept.  1670  at  St  Peter's, 
Cornhill,  son  of  Thomas,  apothecary.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1692  Dec.  : 
priest,  169-1  Sept.  Possibly  curate  of  St  Bennet,  Gracechurch  Street:  see 
under  John  Lardner. 

Ives,  William :  son  of  Francis :  born  at  Wellingborough,  Northants.  School : 
Cottinhall  [1  Cottingham],  under  M''  Ashbridge.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M"^  Lovett  28  June  1688.     Age  16. 


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B.A.  169i.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689.  Matricu- 
lated Dec.  1691.     Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  23  Dec.  1689. 

Hutton,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  St  Kew,  Cornwall.  School  :  Oke- 
hampton,  under  M'  Hussey.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  29  June  1688. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  169i;  M.A.  1705.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  21  June  1689. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1692  Sept.;  licensed  to  Wrestlingworth  :  priest, 
Ely,  1694  June,  and  instituted  to  Pampisford  4  June :  resigned  1697. 

Cudworth,  Benjamin:  son  of  John  :  [no  more  facts].  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M"'  Waterhouse  6  Oct.  1688.     Age  not  given. 

M.A.  (com.  rey.)  1690.  Born  1670,  youngest  son  of  John,  the  wealthy 
brother  of  Ralph  the  Master,  who  died  shortly  before  his  nephew's  admission. 
Brother  of  Thomas  (adm''.  1676).  He  had  verses  in  the  University  collection 
on  the  accession  of  William  and  Mary  :  hence  perhaps  his  M.A.  degree.  He 
had  10s.  Qd.  left  him  for  a  mourning  ring  by  M''^  Cudworth,  Ralph's  widow. 
He  acquired,  perhaps  by  wedding  settlement,  West  Burton  Farm  in  Dorset, 
a  property  of  110  acres  :  it  was  conveyed  to  him  in  1698  by  Mary  and  Thomas 
Thornhurst.  He  made  his  will  in  1700  and  left  his  property  to  his  cousin 
John  Cudworth  (see  page  46)  including  his  "  leasehold  property  lying  at  or  on 
or  near  new  fish  street  hill  in  London."  On  23  Dec.  there  is  a  codicil  that  he 
gives  to  his  brothers  John  and  Samuel  Cudworth  "  tenn  shillings  each  not- 
withstanding their  great  injustice  to  me."  The  will  was  proved  by  John 
Cudworth  7  June  1726. 

Perse,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Faversham,  Kent.  School :  Eton, 
under  M''  Roderick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  6  Oct.  1688. 
Age  15. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1707.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  169|  March;  priest, 
1694  Sept.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Berkshire.  Vicar  of  Weaverthorpe, 
Yorks.  :  licensed  19  July  1707  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  West  Heslerton, 
distant  three  miles,  vacant  by  the  death  of  his  father  William.  Died  rector 
before  Dec.   1723. 

Beachamp,  Josias :  admitted  as  Beacham  :  son  of  Josias  :  born  at  Branston 
[Braunston],  Ruts.  School  :  "  Oockham  "  [Oakham],  under  M''  Love.  Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  3  Nov.  1688.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Beachamp)  169f.  Subscribed  in  the  Scholars'  Book  [Beachamp] 
21  June  1689.  Admitted  scholar  (Beacham)  8  Nov.  1690.  Son  of  Josias 
(curate  of  Braunston)  by  his  wife  Jane  Munn  ;  grandson  of  Josias  by  his  wife 
Elizabeth,  sister  of  D''  Ralph  Cudworth.  See  Seaton  registers  in  Genealogist, 
5.  63,  and  109.  Josias,  the  younger,  joined  the  College  five  months  after  the 
death  of  his  great  uncle.     Ordained  deacon,  London,  169§  Feb. 

Bartow,  John :   son  of  Thomas :    born  at  Crediton,  Devon.     School :    Crediton, 

under  M"^  Gregory.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  31  Jan.  168|.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169 J.    Subscribed  to  the  Declaration  6  July  1689  :  admitted  scholar 

18  Nov.  1690.     Ordained  deacon,  Ely,   1694  June;   licensed  to  Pampisford. 

Vicar  of  Pampisford  28  May  1697-1706. 

Hobart,  Talbot :  son  of  Thomas:  born  in  London.  School:  not  given.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M"'  Ellis  1 1  Feb.  1 68|.     Age  1 6. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1696.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  21  June  1689:  ad- 
mitted scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  169|  March:  priest, 
1698  Sept.  Rector  of  Upwell  (patron,  Beaupre  Bell)  1698-1701,  when  he  died 
(Bloraefield,  4.  190). 


112  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Fielding,  John :  son  of  John,  "  vir  honorabilis " :  born  at  Puddletown,  Dorset. 
School :  Salisbury,  under  IW  Hardwick.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Holds- 
worth  21  Feb.  168f.     Age  15. 

B.A.  169|.  Nominated  and  admitted  as  "Lord  Nottingham's  (i.e.  Finch 
and  Baines)  Scholar"  17  Dec.  1689.  Son  of  the  Hon.  John  Fielding,  D.D., 
Canon  of  Salisbury  by  his  wife  Bridget  Cokain.  Secretary  to  Henry,  first 
Duke  of  Portland  and  Governor  of  Jamaica  (Collins,  3.  276).  Died  in  Jamaica 
1725. 

Middleditch,  Jasper  (adm.  as  Gaspar)  :  son  of  Jasper  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds. 
School :  Bury,  under  M'  Leeds.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  8  April 
1689.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Jaspar)  169|.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  9  July  1689:  admitted 
scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon  (Jasper),  Norwich,  1696  Sept.  : 
priest,  1701  Sept.  Vicar  of  Digby,  Lines,  (patron.  Lord  John  Hervey)  5  Nov. 
1703  ;  also  of  Metheringham,  Lines.,  same  patron  and  same  day. 

Midgley,  Jonathan  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Wilsden,  Yorks.  School :  Bingley, 
under  M"'  Jenkinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  24  Apr.  1689. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  169f.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  21  June  1689  :  admitted  scholar 
18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1694  Sept.  :  curate  and  schoolmaster 
of  Kirkheaton  near  Huddersfield  :  priest,  1697  Sept. 

Probably  cousin  of  Jos.  Midgley  (1670) — whom  see:  and  of  Rob.  (1671). 
Received,  29  June  1709,  a  grant  of  arms  together  with  Robert  Midgley  of 
Leeds  and  with  Samuel  (brother  of  Rob.  adm.  1671 — not  the  Robert  just 
mentioned)  "whose  ancestors  had  long  lived  as  gentlemen."  (Genealogist, 
N.S.  21.  271.)  They  were  second  cousins,  but  Jonathan  belonged  to  the  elder 
branch,  while  Robert  was  probably  the  most  prosperous. 

Green,  Thomas :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Skipton.  School :  Giggleswick,  under 
M"'  Briggs.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  6  May  1689.     Age  22. 

B.A.  (Greene)  1693.  Subscribed  (Green)  the  Declaration  6  July  1689: 
admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1695  May.  Will 
dated  29  May  1703  :  proved  1  Jan.  170|^ :  wife  Hannah  sole  executrix  (Yorksh. 
Arch.  J.  2.  117). 

Clapham,  Thomas:  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Winskill,  Yorks.  School:  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  6  May  1689.  Age  18. 
B.A.  169f;  M.A.  1696.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  21  June  1689.  Or- 
dained deacon,  York,  1694  June  :  curate  of  Bramley  chapel :  priest,  1704  June. 
Probably  head-master  of  the  Grammar  School,  Bradford,  1699:  preacher  at 
Bradford  1703,  vicar  of  Bradford  25  July  1710.  Married  Anne,  daughter  of 
David  Parkiuson  and  left  two  children.  Died  1718,  aged  49  :  M.I.  in  Bradford 
church.  James,  History  of  Bradford  (continuation)  170  :  Bradford  Antiquary, 
2.  28  and  285  :  the  accounts  dilfer  somewhat. 

Milner,  Harold  (signed  Harrold) :  son  of  John :  born  at  Wakefield.  School : 
Wakefield,  under  M"'  Armitage.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  9  May 
1689.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169|  (Harrold) ;  M.A.  1699.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  21  June 
1689  :  admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1701 
Sept. 

Milner,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Wakefield.  School :  Wakefield,  under  M'' 
Armitage.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  9  May  1689.     Age  14. 


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B.A.  169f;  M.A.  1699.  Brother  of  Harrold.  Subscribed  the  Declaration 
21  June  1689  :  admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  John  Milner  B.A.  was  ordained 
deacon,  London,  1693  Dec.  (when  only  18,  if  our  man).  Probably  the  John 
Milner  (of  Christ's)  rector  of  Thakeham,  Sussex,  who  died  rector  27  Sept.  1741. 
Eachard,  Christopher :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Barsham,  Suffolk.  Educated 
at  home.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  9  May  1689.     Age  16. 

Brother  of  Laurence:  whom  see.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  21  June  1689  : 
but  migrated  to  Catli.  Hall  (where  all  his  forbears  were)  probably  at  Mich. 
B.A.  (Echard)  at  Cath.  Hall  169f  ;  M.A.  1696.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich, 
1696  June.  One  Chris.  Eachard  was  rector  of  Blundeston,  Suff.  1692-1706  : 
probably  an  uncle,  and  B.A.  (Cath.)  1671. 
Walles  —  :  [no  facts  given].    Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Waterhouse  10  May  1689. 

Probably  never  resided. 

*Burton,  George  :  son  of  George :  born  at  Pistry  [Pettistree],  Suffolk.  School : 
Charterhouse  (schola  Suttoniana),  under  M''  Walker.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'-  Holdsworth  10  May  1689.     Age  27  [sic]  1  17. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1696.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  2  Nov.  1689:  ad- 
mitted scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Elected  King  Edward's  Fellow,  succeeding 
Ra.  Heathcote  4  June  169-5.  Ordained  priest,  Ely,  1696  June.  Junior  Dean 
and  Catechist  1696.  Praelector  and  Bunting  Preacher  1698.  Steward  1701. 
Senior  Dean  1703.  Took  a  few  pupils  from  1702  when  Duckfield's  death 
opened  the  door  for  other  Fellows.  Presented  to  Radwinter,  Essex  by  Will. 
Maynard,  Esq.,  19  May  1704  :  the  successor  to  his  Fellowship  was  elected 
9  Oct.   1705.     Died  rector  of  Radwinter  1724  (Morant,   2.  538). 

Thurston,  Joseph:  son  of  Joseph:  born  at  Colchester.  School:  Burntwood 
[Brentwood],  under  M''  Barnard.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse 
20  May  1689.     Age  16. 

B.A.  1691.     Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  4  Feb.  1681. 

Barney,  Joseph :  son  of  William :  born  at  Barnley  [1],  Salop.  Educated  by 
M--  Guest.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"-  Lovett  20  May  1689.     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1692.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  21  June  1689. 
Ordained  (as  a  student  of  Christ's)  deacon,  Lichfield,  1693  Dec.  :  licensed  to 
Quatford,  Salop  the  same  day.  Licensed  to  Kynnardley  [1  Kynnersley],  Salop 
18  Aug.  1697. 

Hallywell,  Charles  :  son  of  Henry,  clerk :  born  at  Ifield,  Sussex.  Educated  at  home 
by  his  father.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  23  May  1689.  Age  17. 
B.A.  169i5.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  9  July  1689:  admitted  scholar 
18  Nov.  1690.  Son  of  Henry  Hallywell,  admitted  1657,  and  Fellow.  Ordained 
deacon,  Chichester,  1694  Sept.  Vicar  of  Seaford,  with  Sutton,  Sussex  11  Oct. 
1697.  Buried  at  Seaford  1707.  Author  of  a  Philosophic  Discourse  of  Earth- 
quakes 1693.     (J.E.B.M.) 

Morland,  John  :    of  Durham.     Admitted  pensioner  under  W  Ellis  29  May  1689. 
Resided  till  Lady  Day  1690.     Subscribed  the  Declaration  9  July  1689. 
Perhaps  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  29  Apr.  1691  as  son  of  George  of  Windleston, 
Durham. 

Cherry,  Henry :  son  of  Edward :  born  at  Macclesfield.  School :  Macclesfield, 
under  M''  Ashworth.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Waterhouse  12  June  1689. 
Age  17. 

Subscribed  the  Declaration  6  July  1689  ;  admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690. 
Not  found  as  B.A.  in  the  University  records  :  but  described  as  such  in  the  list 
for  Lady  Day  1693,  and  also  in  the  register  of  Great  St  Andrew's,  where  he  was 
buried  25  Jan.  169| — just  the  time  when  he  would  naturally  be  admitted  as  B.A. 

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114  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Dacie,  John:   [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  23  June  1689. 
Resided  till  Mich.  1692.     Subscribed  the  Declaration  31  July  1689  :    ad- 
mitted scholar  18  Nov.  1690. 

Mott,  Mark  :  eldest  son  of  Mark  :  born  at  Wethersfield,  Essex.  School :  Bury 
St  Edmunds,  under  M''  Leeds.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse 
25  June  1689.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1691.  Buried  at  Wethersfield  21  Jan.  169.1.  Mark 
Mott  his  grandfather  was  intruded  minister  of  Cheliiisford,  ejected  1662,  died 
1667.  He  had  two  sons  Mark  and  Nathaniel:  Mark,  father  of  our  Mark, 
married  Barbara,  daughter  of  Tho.  Ady,  M.  D.,  of  Wethersfield,  and  died  there 
1694  :  he  was  perhaps  rector  of  Great  Wratton,  Suffolk  1661. 

Calvert,  John  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Colebrook,  Midds.  School :  Charterhouse 
("  schola  Suttoniana  "),  under  M''  Walker.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett 
2  July  1689.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1690  :  then,  perhaps,  migrated  to  Trinity  :  B.A.  (Trin.) 
169|;  M.A.  1702,  incorporated  Oxford,  1703.  Rector  of  Gissing,  Norfolk 
1694.  Vicar  of  Stanwell,  Midds.,  1697.  Vicar  of  Salehurst,  Sussex  1728. 
(Al.  Ox.) 

Hart,  Edward :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Massinghara,  Norfolk.  School :  Lynn, 
under  M''  Horn.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Waterhouse,  8  Aug.  1689.  Age  17. 
B.A.  1693.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  2  Nov.  1689  :  admitted  scholar 
18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1694  Dec.  :  priest,  Norwich,  1696  June. 
Was  he  the  rector  of  South  Wootton,  Norfolk  to  which  the  College  on  5  Oct. 
1697  leased  Runcton-Holme  for  13s.  id.  a  year  together  with  half  a  quarter  of 
wheat,  and  one  quarter  six  pecks  of  malt? 

Bright,  alias  Lydall,  John:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M"'  Holdsworth  1689  [no  further  date]. 

"  M''  Bright"  appears  in  the  list  of  M'  Holdsworth's  pupils  for  a  year,  but 
without  charge.  Was  he  the  John  Bright  M.A.  {com.  reg.)  1690?  He  was 
.second  son  of  Sir  Henry  Liddell  (or  Lydall)  of  Ravensworth  Castle  by  his  wife 
Catharine  Bright,  daughter  of  Sir  John  (the  Parliamentarian)  of  Carbrook 
and  Badsworth  :  he  inherited  his  grandfather's  estate  at  Badsworth  near  Ponte- 
fract  and  took  the  name  and  arms  of  Bright.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple 
29  June  1689.  He  married  Cornelia  Clutterbuck  of  the  Hydes,  Ingatestone. 
Died  6  Oct.  1737  leaving  a  son.  He  and  his  brother  Henry  Lydall  (see  below) 
gave  £15  to  the  Library  for  books  in  1699  and  1701.  See  Hunter,  Hallam- 
shire,  418. 

Lyddall,  Henry :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Holds- 
worth,    1689   [no  further  date]. 

Brother  of  John  ;  see  above  ;  third  son  of  Sir  Hen.  Liddell.  Resided  till 
Mich^  1690.  Inherited,  through  his  mother,  Carbrook  which  belonged  to  the 
Brights,  her  brother  John  having  died  in  his  father's  lifetime.  Married  Anne, 
daughter  of  John  Clavering  of  Chopwell,  Durham :  died  without  issue.  (Hunter, 
as. above.) 

Miln(e) :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Holdsworth,  1689 
[no  date]. 

Probably  did  not  reside.  Was  he  the  James  Milne,  M.D.  (com.  reg.)  1690  ; 
Extra-Licentiate  of  the  College  of  Physicians  9  Feb.  169|?     (Munk,  1.  485.) 


1689—1690  115 

Towse,  Stephen:  sou  of  Stephen.  Admitted  as  B.A.  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin. 
[Neither  date  nor  tutor.] 

M.A.  1691.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  31  July  1689.  Probably  did  not 
reside. 

Downing,  Richard :  son  of  Richard.  Admitted  from  Trinity  College,  Dublin, 
according  to  his  standing  there.      [No  date  or  tutor.] 

B.A.  16f§^.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  31  July  1689.  Probably  did  not 
reside. 

Lovell,  George :  son  of  George.  Admitted  from  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  ac- 
cording to  his  standing  there.      [No  date  or  tutor.] 

B.A.  16||.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  31  July  1689.  Probably  did  not 
reside.  The  names  of  these  three  Dublin  men  are  on  the  list  of  Holdsworth's 
pupils,  Michaelmas  1689  and  Lady  Day  1690 — but  in  each  case  without  charge. 

Raymond,  Robert :  son  and  heir  of  Thomas,  eques  auratus  :  born  in  London. 
School:  Eton,  under  D''  Roderick.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Lovett  14 
Nov.  1689.     Age  15.     Afterwards  fellow-commoner. 

Eldest  son  of  Sir  Tho.  Raymond  of  the  King's  Bench  (admitted  1643). 
Resided  from  Mich.  1690  to  Lady  Day  1692.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  1  Nov. 
1682:  called  to  the  Bar  12  Nov.  1697.  Solicitor  General  13  May  1710:  a 
letter  of  congratulation  from  the  Master  and  Fellows  (Univ.  Lib.  Mm  vi.  50, 
f.  278).  M.P.  for  Bishop's  Castle  Oct.  1710  and  knighted  Oct.  24.  Lost  his 
office  1714.  M.P.  for  Yarmouth,  Isle  of  Wight  171| — but  unseated  on  peti- 
tion, 1717,  after  having  spoken  against  the  Septennial  Bill.  M.P.  for  Ludlow 
1719.  Attorney  General  20  May  1720.  Sergeant-at-law,  and  Judge  of  the 
King's  Bench  172 J.  Lord  Chief  Justice  172i.  Created  Baron  Raymond  of 
Abbots  Langley  15  Jan.  173^.  Married  Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Edw.  Northey, 
and  had  a  son,  Robert,  second  and  last  Baron.  Died  of  stone  at  his  house 
Red  Lion  Square  18  March  173| :  M.I.  at  Abbots  Langley.  "  A  man  of  great 
learning  "  distinguished  by  his  "  strict  impartial  and  painstaking  administra- 
tion of  justice."     (D.N.B.)     Engraving  of  portrait  in  Combination  Room. 

Pell,  Henry:  .son  of  Richard:  born  at  Dembleby,  Lines.  School:  Newark,  under 
M"' Twelves  (Twells).  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holdsworth  4  Dec.  1689. 
Age  not  given. 

Eldest  son  of  Richard  Pell  of  Dembleby,  admitted  1663,  and  of  Jane  Hudson. 
Resided  till  Lady  Day  1691.  Married  Anne  Thorold  27  Dec.  1693  :  who  died 
17  Sept.  1733.  Hen.  Pell,  Esq.,  of  Dembleby.  Died  27  Sept.  1730,  aged  60  : 
buried  at  Dembleby  (Maddison,  Lines,  peds.  771). 

Pell,  Richard  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Dembleby,  Lines.  School :  Newark,  under 
M''  Twells,  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Holdsworth  4  Dec.  1689.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1697.  Brother  of  Henry;  see  above.  Admitted  scholar 
13  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1696  Sept.  :  priest,  Lincoln, 
169|-  June:  at  same  time  vicar  of  Pinchbeck,  Lines.  Died  3  Dec.  1698. 
(Maddison,  ut  supra.) 

Marshall,  Gell :  eldest  son  of  Christopher  :  born  in  London.  School  :  Felstead, 
under  M'' Glascock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse  16  Jan.  1  6f  ^. 
Age  17. 

Son  of  Christopher  Marshall,  merchant,  of  Southwark.  Resided  till  Mich'. 
1691.     Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  25  June  1692. 

White,  Thomas  :  son  of  Robert:  born  in  London.  School :  Simpson,  Bucks.,  under 
M'  Stannard.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Ellis  20  Feb.  16^.     Age  18. 


116  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1713.  Chaplain  to  Earl  Rivers.  Rector  of  Oakley, 
Essex  21  Nov.  1706.  Licensed  11  Feb.  171|  to  hold  also  the  vicarage  of 
Thorpe-le-Soken,  distant  four  miles. 

Dorson  [?],  Josias:  admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  12  March  16§§:  but 
died  before  he  could  come  into  residence. 

Shortland,  Thomas :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Coggeshall,  Essex.  School  : 
Felstead,  under  M'  Glascock.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  22  March 
16|°.     Age  15. 

B.A.  169|.     Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690. 

Braham,  Anthony :  son  of  John :  born  at  Wickhamskyth  [Wickhara  Skeith], 
Suii'olk.      School  :    not    given.     Admitted   pensioner    under    M"'    Holdsworth 

7  April  1690.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169f.     Admitted  scholar  (Braham)  18  Nov.  1690. 

Green,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Colchester.    School :  Felstead,  under  M'' 
Glascock.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse  8  April  1690.    Age  17. 
B.A.  1693.     Possibly  the  Tho.  Green,  son  and  heir  of  Thomas  of  Easthorpe 
(between  Kelvedon  and  Colchester)  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  6  June  1689. 

*Sherwill,  Thomas :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Hollingberry  [Hallingbury],  Essex. 
School :  Felstead,  under  M"^  Glascock.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett 

8  April  1690.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  169f ;  M.A.  1697;  D.D.  1717.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690. 
Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1696  June:  priest  1698  June.  Admitted  Fellow 
31  Oct.  1695,  succeeding  Tho.  Fairmedow  (whom  he  also  succeeded  in  his 
living).  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist  1697  :  Bunting  Preacher  and  Praelector 
1699  :  Steward  1702  :  Senior  Dean  1704  and  1709.  Vicar  of  Madingley  1710. 
Took  a  few  pupils  between  1702  and  1712.  Presented  to  Anstye  on  the  death 
of  Tho.  Fairmedow  2  July  1711  :  vacated  his  fellowship  1712.  Died  at  Anstye 
before  Nov.  1740,  aged  66.  Author:  Church  Conformity  asserted  and 
vindicated,  1704.  Dei/eneracy  of  the  present  age  as  to  Principles,  1740.  Other 
sermons,  one  on  the  anniversary  of  Queen  Anne's  accession,  preached  before 
the  University,  1709,  Monarchy,  attended  with  high  birth  the  best  establishment: 
one  a  sermon  preached  at  Felstead  school  18  July  1710. 

Topping,  Thomas  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Clitheroe,  Lanes.  School :  Clitheroe, 
under  M''  Cockroft.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  19  April  1690. 
Age  20. 

I  think  he  did  not  reside  here  :  probably  B.A.  (Magd.)  169f  ;  M.A.  1704. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  169|  March;  licensed  to  Bolnhurst,  Beds.  One  of 
these  names  vicar  of  Whittlesea  St  Mary,  and  of  St  Andrew  1703-42,  when 
he  died.     (Sweeting,  Peterborough  Churches,  102.) 

Spring,  Thomas :  baronet :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  "pro 
ordinis  dignitate  "  under  M''  Holdsworth  24  April  1690.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1691.  Son  of  Sir  Will.  Spring  of  Pakenham  near 
Bury  (admitted  165|)  who  died  April  1684.  Sir  Thomas  Spring  of  Pakenham  : 
married  28  May  1691,  Merelina,  daughter  of  Tho.,  Lord  Jeimyn  by  whom  he 
had  three  sons  and  six  daughters.  Died  2  April  1704,  aged  32  :  buried  in 
Pakenham  Church.  M.I.  (Howard  Tm".  o/^w./Zbtt-  1561,  1.  196.)  His  widow 
married  Sir  Will.  Gage  of  Henham,  and  died  1727  aged  52. 

*Broughton,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Wyermouth  (?  Wearmouth),  Durham. 
Educated  at  home.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  28  April  1690. 
Age  16.     Pensioner   11  July  1691. 


1690  117 

B.A.  169f  ;  M.A.  1697;  D.D.  1716.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690. 
Perhaps  son  of  Tho.  Broughton  (admitted  1652),  clerk.  Elected  Fellow  10  July 
1694,  in  place  of  Jude  Holdsworth.  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist  1695.  Prae- 
lector  and  Bunting  Preacher  1697.  University  Taxor  1700.  Married  in  1701 
and  vacated  his  fellowship.  Lecturer  at  St  Andrew's,  Holborn.  Chaplain  to 
John,  Duke  of  Marlborough  (Cole).  Vicar  of  Kingston  on  Thames  1712. 
Had  an  estate  called  Duddo  in  Northumberland  :  also  property  in  Sutiblk. 
In  1702  gave  £10  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel.  Died  1720.  Author: 
(perhaps)  Psyclioloyia,  or  an  account  of  the  nature  of  the  human,  soul  1703. 
Letter  to  a  Roman  Catholic  1703,  published  by  his  son  1735  (Cole):  The  great 
Apostasy  from  Christianity  tvith  its  evil  influence  on  the  Civil  State. 

Pattison,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  "  Newston "  [Euston],  Suffolk. 
School  :  Thetford,  under  M"'  Burrell.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Holdsworth 
15  May  1690.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Patteson)  169f;  M.A.  1697.  Admitted  scholar  13  Jan.  169|. 
Ordained  priest,  Norwich,  1696  Sept.  Rector  of  Welborne,  Norfolk  1697- 
1700.  Rector  of  Marlingford  17U0-1723,  when  he  resigned.  Rector  of 
Easton  1700-24.  The  three  places  are  distant  not  more  than  four  miles 
from  each  other,  lying  between  East  Dereham  and  Norwich. 

*Paliner,  Richard :  son  of  Isaac  :  born  at  Whittlesey  Mere,  Hunts.  School :  St 
Paul's,  under  D''  Goad.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  7  June  1690.  Age  17. 
B.A.  169|  ;  M.A.  1697.  Nominated  as  "Lord  Nottingham's  scholar," 
and  admitted  5  July  1690.  Nominated  Finch  and  Baines  Fellow  on  the 
death  of  Rob.  Finch,  and  was  admitted  20  July  1696.  Junior  Dean  and 
Catechist  1698.  Praelector  1700.  Senior  Dean  1705,  1710.  He  signed  all 
presentations  to  livings,  and  apparently  resided  regularly.  Died  in  College 
and  was  buried  in  the  ante-chapel   18  July   1713. 

Jackson,  Thomas:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett  10  July 
1690. 

B.A.  169|.  One  of  these  names  was  vicar  of  Little  Marlow,  Bucks.  6  April 
1709  :   patron,  Borlase  Warren,  arm"". 

Burm.an,  Richard :  son  of  William  :  [no  more  facts].  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'-  Lovett  20  June  1690. 

B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained  deacon,  Worcester, 
1695:  priest,  1699. 

Littleton,  Edward :  Oxoniensis,  admitted  "  in  ordine  ad  gradum  M.A."  as 
pensioner  under  M'  Lovett  27  June  1690. 

Matric"*  at  All  Souls,  Oxford  (as  son  of  Edward,  pleb.  of  Salop)  10  July 
1681,  aged  17.  B.A.  1685  ;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1690.  Rector  of  Merston  24  Dec. 
1689-1701.  Vicar  of  Amberley  28  Mar.  1701,  and  rector  of  Bignor  1  May  1701 
(patron,  the  Crown).  Canon  of  Chichester  1706.  Fellow  of  Eton  College 
2  July  1726.  Vicar  of  Maple  Durham,  Oxford  1726-33,  when  he  died  on 
Nov.   16.     (See  Foster,  AL  Ox.  919.) 

Ward,  Charles  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Morpeth.  School :  Morpeth.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth  28  June  1690.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169f ;  M.A.  1700.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  One  of  these 
names  (M.A.)  was  vicar  of  Chatton,  near  Wooler,  Northumberland  1711  : 
vicar  of  Long  Horsley  1714  (patron,  the  Crown).  Possibly  vicar  of  Tynemouth 
in  1740  (Brand,  2.  123);  but  this  may  be  Charles  Ward,  M.A.  of  St  John's 
1736,  son  of  Will.  Ward,  merchant,  and  born  at  Newcastle,  who  was  afterwards 
vicar  of  Whittingliame  1763-73  (Scott,  423).     See  Hodgson,  ii.  ii.  92. 

Stoddart,  Charles:  son  of  Charles:  born  at  Morpeth.  School:  Morpeth. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth  28  June  1690.     Age  16. 


118  CHRIST'S    COLLEGE 

B.A.  169f  ;  M.A.  1700.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Curate  of 
St  Andrew,  Newcastle  30  July  1696-1702.  P.O.  of  Bamburgh  1702-12. 
Vicar  of  Chillinghani  1704  :  there  in  1720.  Vicar  of  Eglingham  1712.  Vicar 
of  Whaltoii  (not  far  from  Morpeth)  1748  (unless  this  be  his  son).  Died 
29  Aug.  1758.  There  was  a  unique  succession  of  Charles  Stoddaits  here, 
through  four  generations  :  this  one  the  first  in  1690  :  son  in  1726  :  grandson 
in  1758  :  great  grandson  in  1790. 

Ford,  Thomas  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  30  .June  1690. 
B.A.  I(i9|  ;  M.A.  1697:  incorporated  Oxford  1703.  Admitted  scholar 
18  Nov.  1690.  Probably  the  Tho.  Ford  B.A.,  Master  of  the  Grammar  School, 
Buckingham  1696-1709  (Lipscombe,  2.  584).  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1698 
June  and  licensed  to  Buckingham:  priest,  170|^,  licensed  to  Radclive,  near 
Buckingham.  Foster  (At.  Ox.  515)  who  thinks  he  might  be  son  of  Thomas 
Ford,  born  at  Exeter  and  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple,  says  he  was  vicar  of 
Banwell,  Somerset,  3  Feb.  171|:  and  Canon  of  Wells  18  Apr.  1721-1745. 
(Le  Neve,   2.    185,   197.) 

Keynton,  Thomas :  son  of  Israel :  born  at  Hertford.  School :  Hertford,  under 
M"'  Battel!     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  7  July  1690.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1697.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Ordained 
deacon,  London,  1697  Dec.  :  priest,  1698  Dec.  One  of  these  names  was  rector 
of  Bugbrooke,  Northants.  1720  (Bridges,  1.  487). 

Robinson,  Edmund:  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse 
16  Sept.   1690. 

Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.    Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  12  Dec.  1692. 

Hussey,  Williara:  son  of  Thomas,  bart.  :  born  at  Doddington,  Lines.  Educated 
at  home,  imder  M''  Carleton.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Holdsworth 
10  Oct.  1690.     Age  16. 

Second  son  of  Sir  Thomas  Hussey  of  Doddington  (admitted  1654).  Resided 
till  Lady  Day  1692.  Buried  at  Doddington  29  July  1698.  (Lines,  pedigrees, 
530.) 

Watkinson,  John  :  son  of  Henry  :   born  at  Beeston,  Notts.     School  :   Nottingham, 
under  M''  Knight.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  23  Oct.  1690.     Age  17. 
B.A.  169f  ;  M.A.  1698.     Ordained  deacon,  York,  1696  June. 

Withers,  Robert:  son  of  John:  born  at  Arham  [?  Arkholm],  Lanes.  School: 
Lancaster,  under  M"'  Lodge.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  23  Oct. 
1690.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1694  ;  M.A.  1698.  Admitted  scholar  8  Aug.  1691.  Ordained  deacon, 
London,  1695  Dec.     Rector  of  Gately,  on  the  presentation  of  the  College. 

Died  rector  1718  ;  at  Lady  Day  1718  there  is  a  charge  for  a  copy  of  his  will. 
Adam  Wall  records  (ms.  Univ.  Lib.,  Mm  v.  48)  that  he  left,  under  certain 
conditions,  a  house  called  Harts  and  2^  acres  at  Gately  for  the  vicars  suc- 
cessively, and   their  widows,  for  ever. 

Castell,  Philip  :  son  of  Philip  :  born  at  Huntingdon.  School :  Huntingdon,  under 
M"'  Mathews.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  8  Nov.  1690.     Age  15. 

B.A.  169 j;  M.A.  1698;  incorporated  Oxford,  1704.  Vicar  of  St  Bar- 
tholomew the  Less  5  Feb.  170|-1715.  Vicar  of  Christ  Church,  Newgate  Street, 
with  the  rectory  of  St  Leonard,  Foster  Lane  attached  to  it,  28  Sept.  1715-1718, 
when  he  died. 

Major,  John:  son  of  Robert:  born  at  Holme,  Derbs.  School:  Worksop,  under 
M''  Calton.  Kept  five  terms  at  St  John's.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Water- 
house  11  Nov.  1690.     Age  19. 


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B.A.  169f ;  M.A.  1729.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  His  father 
was  a  husbandman  (agricola) :  so  in  entry  at  St  John's  14  Feb.  168|.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1091  Sept.  :  priest,  1696  June.  Curate  of  Sokehol me  Chapel  in 
the  parish  of  Warsop,  Notts.  21  Sept.  1691.  Vicar  of  Croxton  Kerrial,  Leics. 
18  Feb.  1703,  patron  Jolin,  Earl  of  Rutland,  whose  chaplain  he  was.  Also 
rector  of  Harby,  Leics.  6  July  1703,  same  patron.  Had  dispensation  7  May 
1729  to  hold  together  with  Harby  the  rectory  of  Tollerton,  Notts,  (patron, 
John  Neale),  distant  7  miles:  this  last  he  resigned  before  Nov.  1738.  Died 
4  June  1739. 

Bordley,  Stephen :  son  of  Stephen  :  born  at  South  Sheeres  [Shields],  North- 
umberland [sit-].  School:  Sedbergh,  under  M"' Wharton.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'-  Lovett  12  Nov.  1690.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169i.  Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690.  Son  of  Stephen  Bordley, 
vicar  of  South  Shields,  admitted  1654.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1695  Sept. : 
priest,  1696  Sept.  Was  he  the  M''  Bordley  who  was  head-master  of  Lancaster 
school  before  1701  and  in  1709?  or  was  this  Will.  Bordley,  M.A.  (St  John's) 
1692? 

Casborn,  John:  son  of  William:  born  at  Fordham,  Cambs.  School:  Fordham, 
under  M'  Taylor.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  15  Nov.  1690. 
Age  15. 

M.B.  1697.     Admitted  scholar  18  Nov.  1690. 

Twells,  John :  sou  of  John  :  born  at  Pitesly  [Fytchley],  Northants.  School : 
Newark,  under  his  father.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holds  worth  16  Nov. 
1690.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1694.  Not  the  John  Twells,  rector  of  Broughton  Astley,  who  was 
M.A.  and  probably  of  Clare.  John  Twells,  the  father,  who  sent  many  pupils 
to  the  College,  was  master  of  Newark  School  39  years  and  died  there  29  Dec. 
1712  (or  1713)  aged  61. 

*Boldero,  John  :  son  of  Simon  :  born  at  Ixworth,  Suffolk.  School  :  Bury,  under 
M'  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  24  Aug.  1691.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169f ;  M.A.  1699.  Seems  to  have  deferred  residence  for  a  year  :  he 
first  appears  in  the  list  of  Holdsworth's  pupils,  Mich.  1692,  without  any 
charge ;  not  again  :  perhaps  he  kept  in  the  Master's  lodging.  Admitted 
scholar  6  Apr.  1693.  Simon  Boldero  of  Ixworth,  gent.  1636-1704,  married 
Frances  Godbold  :  he  had  two  sons — the  elder  son  Simon  of  Jesus  College  (of 
which  his  kinsman  D''  Edm.  Boldero  was  Master  1663-79),  afterwards 
rector  of  Woolpit,  and  father  of  John,  admitted  here  1715:  and  John,  who 
was  born  1674.  Elected  Fellow  27  Jan.  169S  in  the  place  of  John  Cudworth. 
The  election  caused  some  dissatisfaction,  as  appears  from  a  us.  book  of  Simon 
Every  :  his  note  for  the  day  is  "  then  the  Hon.  Ma[ster]  of  Xst's  Coll. 
chooses  Bold.  Fellow  against  both  the  Coll.  St.  and  y"  Law  of  y''  realm  "  :  the 
names  of  five  Fellows,  and  Matt.  Baines  (the  cook's  son,  subsequently  Fellow), 
follow  this  note.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1697  May:  priest,  1698  June. 
Junior  Dean  and  Catechist  1699.  Bunting  Preacher  1700.  Praelector  1701. 
Steward  1704.  Senior  Dean  1706,  1711.  At  the  election  of  College  Officers 
30  Sept.  1713  Covel  makes  the  note:  "The  M"'  nominated  M'  Boldero 
president  at  the  same  time."  Began  to  take  pupils  about  1702  and  from  1709 
to  1713  he  was  the  most  important  tutor  liaving  between  i  and  ^  of  the  whole 
number.  Presented  to  Fen  Drayton  26  July  1707  :  this  did  not  interfere 
with  his  residence  in  College.  Senior  Proctor  1713.  On  22  April  1713  he 
was  presented  to  Cli(iston,  vacant  by  the  death  of  Alex.  Young :  which 
should  have  vacated  his  Fellowship  April  1714  in  the  middle  of  his  Proctor- 
ship.      He  availed  himself  of  his  nomination  to  be  "president  "—though  the 


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Statutes  recognised  no  such  office — to  retain  his  Fellowship  for  three  years. 
The  Master  supported  him  on  the  strength  of  the  Elizabethan  Statute  about 
"  praesides  "  ;  every  College  must  have  a  "  praeses  "  :  who  shall  be  "  vicarius  " 
in  the  Master's  absence.  In  Oct.  1714  three  of  the  Fellows  (Moor,  Husband 
and  Cockshutt)  appealed  to  the  V.C.  who  gave  notice  that  he  would  hear  the 
appeal  on  Oct.  29.  Perhaps  it  was  withdrawn :  in  any  ease,  there  is  no  decision 
on  the  point  in  the  "  Visitor's  Box,"  and  Boldero  retained  his  fellowship  till 
15  Oct.  1716,  when  he  wrote  in  the  Order  Book  his  formal  resignation,  and 
Covel  wrote  his  acceptance  of  it.  In  1721  Aug.  26  he  had  a  dispensation  to 
hold  with  Clipston  the  rectory  of  Dingley,  distant  five  miles.  He  married 
Abigail  Dickens,  of  Bosworth,  widow,  by  whom  he  had  no  children.  Died 
22  May  1751,  aged  77:  M.I.  in  Ix worth  church.  His  nephew,  John,  was 
admitted  1715  and  his  grand-nephew,  also  John,  1748.  Author:  a  sermon 
on  Deut.  xxxiii.  29,  published  1716.  Probably  his  qualifying  sermon  under 
the  Elizabethan  Statute  !  However  he  cared  for  some  books,  for  on  leaving 
Cambridge  he  purchased  from  the  Library,  under  College  order  of  7  Dec. 
1717,  "M"'  Medes  Works,  Fuller's  Church  History,  Plutarch's  Works, 
Epictetus'  Enchiridion,  Plautus  (var.),  Vergil,  Catullus,  Horace,  Terence 
(Cambr.  Edit.   4'°)  "—all  for  £5. 

Yarborough,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Newark.  School  :  Newark,  under 
M"^  Twells.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holdsworth  29  Jan.  169S. 
Age  16. 

M.B.  1696.     Admitted  scholar  6  April  1693. 

Dubordieu,  Armand  :  "  natione  Gallus  "  [no  more  facts].  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'Lovett  31  Jan.  1692. 

B.A.  1694;  M.A.  1716.  Transferred  to  M--  Holdsworth  in  1693.  Came 
from  Montpellier,  a  Protestant  exile.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1694  Feb.  : 
priest,  Peterborough,  1696  June.  Vicar  of  North  Weald,  Essex  8  Oct.  1715— 
33,  patron  the  Bishop  of  London.  Had  license  11  April  1716  to  hold  also  the 
rectory  of  Sawbridgeworth,  Herts.,  distant  five  miles.  Died  25  Aug.  1733  aged 
61,  leaving  six  sons  and  two  daughters.  (See  Yates,  French  Exiles,  2.  224.) 
Brother  of  John  Armand  Dubordieu,  matric''.  at  Gloucester  Hall,  Oxfoi'd 
169|,  minister  of  the  Episcopal  French  Church  in  the  Savoy,  died  1727, 
"known  for  his  services  against  popery  and  the  Pretender"  (Foster,  Al.  Ox. 
427). 

Broughton,  Amcotts  :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger  :  grandson  of  Sir  Brian,  baronet, 
born  at  Broughton,  Staffs.  Educated  in  London  by  M''  Meure.  Admitted 
fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Holdsworth  2  Feb.  169|.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Mich^  1692.  Eldest  son  of  Thomas  Broughton  by  his  wife 
Rhoda,  daughter  of  John  Amcotts  of  Aisthorpe,  Lines.  (The  grandfather, 
Brian,  was  created  in  1660  a  Baronet  by  Charles  II  in  reward  for  his  father's 
loyalty.)  Died  without  issue  during  his  father's  lifetime  14  Sept.  1700. 
A  brother,  Brian  (afterwards  Sir  Brian)  admitted  1695. 

Richardson,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bradford.  School  :  Bradford,  under 
M"'  Wood.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  6  Feb.  1699.     Age  15. 

B.A.  1694  ;  M.A.  1698.  Born  1675:  son  of  John  Richardson  of  Birks  in 
the  parish  of  Bradford  (which  was  left  to  him,  the  third  son,  by  his  father, 
Ri.  Richardson  of  Bilsley — see  Yorks.  Wills,  ix.  89)  by  his  wife  Hannah, 
sister  of  John,  Archbishop  Sharp.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  169*  March  : 
priest,  1699  Sept,  Vicar  of  Burton  Agnes  16  Aug.  1702-3.  Rector  of 
Beeford  19  April  1704-35:    Precentor  and  Canon  of   York  (Bilton   1701, 


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Wistow  1703).  Archdeacon  of  Cleveland  3  Aug.  1711.  Married  Alethea 
Wardraan  of  Catfoss  in  Holderness :  Ijut  had  no  children.  Died  at  York 
28  Oct.   1735,  aged  60:  buried  in  the  Cathedral. 

Smith,  Charles :  son  of  Thomas,  eques  auratus  :  born  at  Stretton  [1  Stutton], 
Suffolk.  School :  Felstead,  under  M'  Glascock.  Kept  four  terms  at  Queens' 
College.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Waterhouse  11  Feb.  169^.  Age  18. 
B.A.  (Smyth)  169|.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  169.5  May:  priest,  1696 
Dec.  One  of  these  names  rector  of  Great  Bromlej',  Essex  19  Ajir.  1700: 
Foster  makes  him  an  Oxonian  incorporated  at  King's  1699,  but  rector  in 
1695. 

Lawson,  William  :  son  of  Thomas:  born  at  Stainforth,  York  s.  School:  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M''  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  28  Feb.  169f. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  1694.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1700  May.  Curate  of  Halton  Gill, 
Arncliffe,  27°  May  1700. 

Lupton,  Charles :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Bentham,  Yorks.  School  :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M''  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  28  Feb.  169^. 
Age  19. 

Resided  till  Mich^  1693. 

Tatham,  Richard:  son  of  Edmund  :  born  at  Tonstall,  Lanes.  School :  Bingley, 
Yorks.,  under  M''  Marshall.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  27  April 
1691.     Age  19. 

B.A.  1694.  Admitted  scholar  6  April,  1693.  Son  of  Edmund,  admitted 
1654,  and  perhaps  vicar  of  Kirkby  Lonsdale.    A  brother,  John,  admitted  1692. 

Withers,  Edmund :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Halton,  Lanes.  School :  Bingley, 
Yorks.,  under  M'  Marshall.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett  27  Apr. 
1691.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1695 
May:  priest,  1699  June.  Curate  and  school-master  of  Topcliffe,  near  Thirsk, 
20  May  1695.  Curate  of  Ravenfield  6  May  1697.  Rector  of  Rossington 
170f  :  resigned  before  June  1710.  Master  of  Doncaster  School  1707-37. 
(Hunter,  S.  Yoi-ks.,  1.  30  and  44.)  Also  vicar  of  Owston  in  1719  (ib.  2.  479). 
Original  member  of  the  Doncaster  Society  in  1714  {ib.  1.  xxv).  Died  1744, 
aged  70.     A  brother.  Will.,  admitted  1692. 

Benson,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Wakefield.  Educated  in  London  by 
M''  Meure.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Lovett  6  May  1691. 
Age  15. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1692.  Doubtles.s,  the  M"-  Rob.  Benson  who  in  1702 
gave  £10  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel. 

Carre,  Andrew :  Scotus  [no  more  facts].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M"-  Lovett  6  May  1691. 

Probably  he  never  resided.  Perhaps  third  son  of  Rob.  Carre  of  Middlemass 
Wells  (fined  £600  after  the  Restoration)  and  of  Isabel,  daughter  of  Andrew 
Riddell  :  died  s.p.  before  1738  {Genealogist,  3.  111). 

Thompson,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Wainfleet,  Lines.  Educated  at  home 
by  his  fatlier.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  21  May  1691.  Age  17. 
B.A.  1694  ;  M.A.  1698.  Admitted  scholar  8  Aug.  1691.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincohi,  169f  Feb.  ;  licensed  to  St  Paul's,  Skegness  :  priest,  1698  June.  One 
of  these  names  was  rector  of  Boothby  Graflbe,  Lines.  14  Sept.  1702,  presented 
by  Job.  Towne  :  gone  before  1709.  One  was  rector  of  Pick  worth,  Lines. 
11  Nov.   1703,  presented  by  M"^  Faith  Heneage. 


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Nelson,  George  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Unthank,  Cumberland.  School :  Blink- 
holm  [?  Blencowe],  under  M''  Ogle.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  27  May 
16'J1.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1691;  M.A.  1709.  Admitted  scholar  1  April  1693.  Ordained 
deacon,  London,   169.5  Dec.  :    priest,   1697  Dec. 

Overend,  Christopher:  son  of  William:  born  at  Bentham,  Yorks.  School  : 
Sedbergh,  under  M'"  Wharton.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  8  June  1691. 
Age  19. 

Resided  one  term  and  migrated  to  Trinity  Hall  :  B.A.  (Trin.  H.)  1694; 
M.A.  1701.  Perhaps  tutor  to  Will.  Ward  at  Slingsby,  Yorks.  up  to  169°4. 
Probably  rector  of  East  Bridgford,  Notts.  2  Jan.  170|^  on  the  presentation  of 
Pat.  Chaworth,  Esq.,  of  Annesley.     Buried  there  21  Dec.  1741. 

Bebington,  Thomas :  son  of  Michael:  born  at  Westminster.  Educated  "apud 
Belgas."  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holdsworth  22  June  1691.  Age  17. 
Resided  till  Mich\  1692.  Probably  the  Tho.  Babington,  son  of  Michael  (of 
St  Margaret's,  Westminster),  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  1  Dec.  1691.  There  was 
a  farail}'  with  the  name  spelt  this  way  at  Bebington  near  Birkenhead  :  see 
Ormerod-Helsby,  2.  451  :  but  the  pedigree  given  there  ends  too  soon. 

Wildman,  Geoffrey  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Tiiornton,  Yorks.    School :  Sedbergh, 
under  M'  Wharton.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  23  June  1691.    Age  18. 
Resided  one  term. 

Mason,  George :  son  of  Paul :  born  in  London.  School :  Newark,  under  M''  Twells. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  25  June  1691.  Age  17.  Pensioner, 
Oct.  7. 

B.A.  1694;  M.A.  1698.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  169| March.  Probably 
rector  of  Binbrooke  St  Mary  13  Mar.  170^. 

Askew,  Antony :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett,  26  June 
1691. 

Did  not  reside.  W^as  lie  the  Antony  Askew,  physician  of  Kendal^  who 
married  Anne  Storrs  of  Storrs  Hall,  and  had  a  son  Antony  admitted  at 
St  John's  1716  ?  A  third  Antony  was  M.D.  of  Emmanuel  1750.  (See  D.N.B. : 
also  Hodgson,  ii.  ii.  199.) 

Forster,  Thomas  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Crooklech  [?],  Northumberland.  School: 
Morpeth,  under  M''  Jackson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holdsworth 
2  July  1691.     Age  18. 

B  A.  1694;  M.A.  1698.  Admitted  scholar  6  April  1693.  Born  1672, 
son  of  John  Forster,  by  his  wife  Mary,  daughter  of  Ri.  Forster  of  Newham  : 
and  grandson  of  Tho.  Forster  of  Adderstone.  (Batesou,  1.  229.)  Ordained 
deacon,  London,  1701  June.  Vicar  of  Leake,  near  Thirsk  (Dec.  1704),  on  the 
presentation  of  Bishop  Crewe  of  Durham.     Died  1726. 

Trigg,  Thomas  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Stevenage.  School  :  Buntingford,  under 
M''  England.      Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  8  July  1691.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1694;  M.A.  1698,  incorporated  Oxford,  1700.  Admitted  scholar 
8  Aug.  1691.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1694  March  :  priest,  Lincoln, 
1701  June.  Probably  tutor  to  the  Hon.  Ri.  Bulkeley  at  Baron  Hill,  up  to 
Aug.  1698.  Rector  of  Letchworth,  Herts.  30  June  1701-48,  patron.  Will. 
Lytton,  miles.     Also  curate  of  W^ymondley,  Herts.  Sept.  1709. 

Jennison,  Ralph  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Newcastle.  Educated  in  London  by 
M'  Meure.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'  Holdsworth  26  Sept.  1691. 
Age  17. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1693,  perhaps  later.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn 
19   Dec.    1693.      Eldest  son   of    Henry  Jennison   and    Mary  Watson,  who 


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owned  lands  at  Ryton  near  Newcastle.  Nephew  of  Will.  (1668).  Alive  in 
170-1:  when  he  was  executor  of  his  father's  will  (Suitees,  3.  322).  Perhaps  the 
Ra.  Jenison  of  Wolsington  Hall,  not  far  from  Newcastle,  who  was  Sheriff  in 
1717   (Brand,  2.  512). 

Thurston,  Thomas :  son  of  Josepii  :  born  at  Colchester.  School  :  Burntwood 
[Brentwood],  under  M''  Bernard.  Adoiitted  pensioner  under  M'  Waterhouse 
8  Oct.  1691.     Age  16. 

M.B.  1697;  M.D.  1701.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  21  May  1691  and  pro- 
bably studied  law  for  a  time,  then  medicine  :  came  into  residence  at  Cambridge 
Lady  Day  1691,  and  paid  Study-rent  at  Christ's  up  to  Lady  Day  1702;  was 
admitted  fellow-commoner  at  Caius  2  Feb.  170f  and  resided  there  some  time 
(Venn,  1.  .510).  He  gave  £50  and  a  number  of  medical  books  to  the  library 
of  Caius  College.  But  he  left  Christ's  on  good  terms  with  the  Society,  for  he 
gave  £30  in  1 702  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel. 

Marks,  Daniel :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Gayton,  Northants.  School :  Cour- 
teenhall,  Northants.,  under  M''  Ashbridge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Lovett 
10  Nov.  1691.     Age  21. 

B.A.  1695  Mids.  Ordained  priest,  Peterborough,  1700  May.  Vicar  of 
Weldon,  Northants.  1721  (Bridges,  1.  595). 

Mason,  Edward  :  son  of  T.  Mason  of  Monmouth,  pleb.  Matric''.  at  Balliol, 
Oxford,  15  Dec.  1690.     Age  17. 

B.A.  1694.  Removed  to  Cambridge  and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1698.  Rector 
of  Hampton  Bishop,  Hereford  1698  :  and  of  Bromyard  (third  portion)  1700. 
{Al.  Ox..  982.) 

Dawson,  William :  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Langcliff,  Yorks.  School : 
Giggles  wick,  under  M"'  Armitstead.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Lovett 
28  Jan.  169^.     Age  15. 

B.A.  169|.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  25  Oct.  1G93.  Will.  Daw.son  of 
Langcliff  Hall,  Settle.  J. P.,  and  major  in  the  Yorks.  Militia.  Married  Jane, 
daughter  and  heiress  of  Ambrose  Pudsey  of  Bolton  Hall :  father  of  Ambrose 
Dawson,  M.D.  Friend  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton  who  visited  him  at  Langcliff. 
Perhaps  he  is  the  autiior  (Will.  Dawson  1690)  of  some  very  good  hexameters 
(printed  in  Morant-Whitaker,  Craven,  17G)  describing  the  older  village  of 
Langcliff  which  was  destroyed  in  a  Scottish  raid,   temp.  Edw.   II. 

Clement,  Francis:  son  of  James:  born  in  London.  School:  Durham,  under 
M''  Battersby.  Admitted  sizar  under  M^  Holdsworth  5  Feb.  169J.  Age  19. 
B.A.  1691.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  20  June  1692,  presumably  as 
scholar-elect :  but  not  so  stated.  Rector  of  St  Mary  le  Bow,  Durham  1700-5. 
Married  Anne  Hunter  9  July  1700.  Vicar  of  By  well,  Northumberland,  1703. 
(Surtees,  4  ["City  of  Durham"]  41.  45.) 

Waterhouse,  Benjamin:  son  of  John  :  born  at  Wakefield.  School :  Wakefield, 
under  M"'  Armitage.  Admitted  sizar  under  M""  Waterhouse  13  Feb.  169|. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1699.  Admitted  scholar  6  April  1693.  Perhaps  the 
vicar  of  Hollingbourne,  Kent  who  resigned  it  1770  :  but  in  that  case  he  lived 
to  a  very  great  age  :  the  vicar  of  that  place  edited  in  1663  a  work  by  the  Rev. 
David  Waterhouse  (admitted  here  1698  as  son  of  John  Waterhouse  of  Wake- 
field)— apparently  his  brother. 

Tailor,  William  :  son  of  William :  born  at  "  Barrel-Sikes,"  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M"'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  15  Feb.  169i. 
Age  17. 


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The  matriculation  which  seems  to  correspond  is  of  Ri.  (not  Will.)  Tailor: 
Richard  is  also  B.A.  169| :  there  may  have  been  two  men,  Will,  and  Richard  : 
but  this  is  not  supported  by  the  Study-rents. 

Proctor,  John:  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  15  Feb.  169i. 
No  residence  of  any  Proctor  at  this  time.    May  be  the  same  as  Joh.  Proctor 
admitted  29  Nov.  1G94:  whom  see. 

Brittain,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Sleyford  [Sleaford],  Lines.  School :  Okeham 
[Oakham],  under  Mr  Love.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth  16  March 
169-1-.     Age  not  given. 

Matric'^.  December  1G95.  B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  17  Jan.  169|. 
Transferred  to  M''  Duckfield  in  1694.  Resided  only  till  Lady  Day  1696  in  spite 
of  his  new  scholarship.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  169|  March;  licensed  to 
Billingborough  :  priest,  1700  May. 

Moore,  Stephen :  son  of  Thomas  :  of  Yorkshire.  School :  Giggleswick,  under 
M"'  Armitstead.      Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Lovett  28  March  1692.     Age  21. 

B.A.  (More)  169|.  Admitted  scholar  (More)  17  Jan.  169  =  .  Resided  till 
Mich».  1696.  Rector  of  Clitheroe  1696,  not  later  than  1701  (Whitaker, 
Whalley,  2.  92). 

Sanford,  Martin  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Thorverton,  Devon.  School :  Tiverton, 
under  M'  Sanders.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Ducktield  15  April  1692.  Age  15. 
Pensioner,  June  1693. 

B.A.  169i.  Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693.  His  father  Thomas  was  vicar 
of  Thorverton  apparently  before  1677  till  1716,  when  he  died.  There  is  no 
trace  of  bim,  but  the  family  lingered  on  :  a  parish  clerk,  Martin  Sanford,  was 
alive  within  the  rnemory  of  man.     (Information  from  Rev.  F.  L.  Bazeley,  vicar.) 

Bright,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Pakenham.  School :  Bury,  under 
M"'  Leeds.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holdsworth  29  April  1692.  Age  17. 
Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  17  Aug.  1689  as  eldest  son  of  Thomas  of 
"  Netherhall  in  Peckingham,  Suffolk."  That  Thomas  was  son  of  Thomas 
of  Netherhall  Manor  by  his  wife  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Clement  Heigham  of 
Barrow,  Suffolk.  Married  in  1712  Mary,  daughter  of  Will.  Grigson  of  Forncett 
St  Peter's,  and  had  a  son  Thomas  (the  fourth  in  succession  of  Netherhall)  who 
died  unmarried  in  1736,  aged  23,  the  last  of  his  line.  But  Thomas  (no.  3)  is 
said  to  have  been  born  in  1660  (see  pedigree  in  J.  B.  Bright's  History  of  the 
Briyhts  of  Suffolk).  Possibly  that  Thomas  died  in  infancy  and  was  followed  by 
another  brother  called  Thomas,  born  ca.  1675  (S.H.  A.H.).  Died  27  Apr.  1727 
and  buried  in  Thurston  church,  the  burial  place  of  the  family;  Netherhall  is 
on  the  boundaries  of  Pakenham  and  Thurston,  and  called  sometimes  the  one, 
sometimes  the  other  {ib.). 

Clark,  James :  son  of  James :  born  at  Seroreby  [?],  Northants.  School : 
Sedber[gh].     Admitted  sizar  under  M"-  Lovett  7  May  1692.     Age  19. 

B.A.  1696  Mids.  Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693.  Ordained  deacon, 
Carlisle,   1696  June. 

Bagshawe,  William  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Chapel-en-le-Frith,  Derbs.  School : 
Mansfield,  under  M''  Foxlow.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  17  May 
1692.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield, 
1698  .June,  with  the  note  "  non  nisi  propter  spem  melioris  pvofectus  appro- 
batus "  ;  licensed  to  the  chapel  of  Ashford  in  Bakewell :  whatever  further 
progress  he  made,  he  was  ordained  priest  at  Worcester  25  May  1700:    when 


1692  125 

he  was  (or  became)  curate  of  Edale.     Vicar  of  Glossop,  Derbs.  3  Aug.  1703  ; 
where  the  well  known  "  Apostle  of  the  Peak,"  of  the  satne  names,  had  died 

8  Apr.  1702,  aged  74  :  I  have  not  discovered  any  relationship  between  them. 

Ridley,  John :  son  of  Nicholas :  born  at  Ecles,  near  Chipchase,  Northnmb'*. 
School  :   Morpeth,  under  M''  Jackson.      Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsvvorth 

9  June  1692.     Age  15. 

Transferred  to  M"'  Duckfleld  and  resided  till  Mich".  1694.  He  would  seem 
to  have  belonged  to  the  Parkend  Ridleys  (close  to  Chipchase)  but  I  cannot 
identify  him. 

Bunchley,  Richard :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Burn  [Bourn],  Cambs.  School : 
Peterborough,  under  M''  Warren.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  16  June 
1692.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169^.  Son  of  Edward  (16.53)  vicar 
of  Bourn.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1696  Sept.  ;  priest,  1698  June.  Probably 
vicar  of  Caxton  8  Mar.  173|,  and  of  Bourn  24  July  1739.  Buried  at  Bourn 
5  Feb.  1754. 

Scaife,  Richard :  [father  not  given]  :  bom  at  Ottrington,  Richniondshire. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Holdsworth  18  June  1692.  Age  18.  Pensioner 
June  1693. 

Reside<l  till  Mich**.  1693.  Chris.  Scaife  became  vicar  of  Ottrington  1660. 
A  Richard  Scaife,  clerk,  was  curate  of  Sowerby  Chapel  in  the  parish  of  Thirsk 
7  Aug.  1699.  A  "  M''  Scaife"  who  sent  boys  from  Histon,  Cambs.  to  the 
University  between  1700  and  1710,  was  probably  Tho.  Scaife  B.A.  (St  John's) 
1684  and  vicar  of  Histon  1695-1723. 

Le  Strange,  Hamon  :  son  of  Hamon  :  born  at  Pakenham,  SufF.  School :  Bury, 
under  M"'  Leeds.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under-  M''  Holdsworth  20  June 
1692.     Age  16. 

Resided  probably  till  July  1693.  Grandson  of  Hamon  (admitted  1623) 
of  the  Hunstanton  branch.  Son  of  Hamon  of  Pakenham,  by  his  second  wife 
Barbara  Bullock  of  Falkbourne,  Essex.  Married  Christian  Isabella  Harvey 
of  Cockiield,  but  had  no  son.  J. P.  for  sixty-five  years.  Died  at  Bury  11  Aug. 
1767,  aged  93.  Author:  The  Justices  Laiv — an  abstract  of  the  Acts  wherein 
Justices  have  the  power  of  acting  (1720):  and  of  several  theological  works — 
one  being  Essays  on  the  Being  of  a  God  (1753):  another  A  legacy  to  the 
World,  or  Essays  to  promote  practical  Christiaiiity,  hy  a  Civil  Magistrate 
(1762).  His  domestic  happiness  prompted  a  work  Ro  ivay  more  delightful 
than  the  Conjugal  (1753).     (D.N.B.) 

Hatt,  Pigott :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Orsett,  Essex.  School  :  Brentwood,  under 
M"'  Bernard.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"^  Lovett  22  June  1692. 
Age  17. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1697.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  20  Feb.  169|. 
Son  of  Richard  Hatt,  late  of  Orsett  by  his  wife  Mary,  daughter  of  John 
Gwillians  of  Walthamstow.  His  grandmother  was  Dorothy  Pigott  of  London. 
A  pedigree  in  the  Essex  Vis"-,  of  1664 — but  not  further  iielpful. 

Ashby,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Albury,  Herts.     School :  Stortford,  under 
M''  Tooke.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Lovett  24  June  1692.     Age  21. 
M.B.  1699.     Resident  till  Lady  Day  1697. 

Man,  Joshua  :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Southwell,  Notts.  School :  Lufton  le 
Morthing  [Laughton-en-le-Morthen],  Yorks.,  under  M''  Bromehead.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  28  June  1692.     Age  20. 


126  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  169j;  M.A.  1699;  D.D.  1711.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|. 
Ordained  deacon,  London,  169|-  March  :  priest,  1696  June  ;  and  licensed  to 
Scotton  and  Laughton,  Lines.  Master  of  Mansfield  school  27  May  1706. 
Rector  of  Bottlebridge  (Botolph  Bridge,  All  Saints),  Hunts.  3  June  1715. 
Licensed  11  July  1715  to  hold  also  the  contiguous  rectory  of  Orton  Longue- 
ville  (now  united  with  Botolph  Bridge),  patron  the  Duchess  of  Newcastle. 
Died   1718   (Sweeting,   Peterborough  Churches,   137). 

Brunton,  Robert :  son  of  Ralph :  born  at  Southsheales  [Shields],  Durham.  School : 
South  Shields,  under  M''  Bland.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Holdsworth  2  July 
1692.     Age  18. 

B.A.  169 J.  Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1697 
June. 

Tomlinson,  Josias  [Joshua] :  father  not  given  :  born  at  Poole,  Yorks.  School : 
Leeds,  under  M'  Clark.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Holdsworth  5  July  1692. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  (Joshua)  169|- ;  M.A.  1699.  His  father's  name  was  Tristram  [the  entry 
being  given  in  a  Ms.  note  book  of  Simon  Every].  Admitted  scholar  (Joshua) 
17  Jan.  169^.  Ordained  deacon  (by  Bp.  of  Chichester  in  the  vacancy  of  Lincoln) 
1705  May  :  licensed  to  Bucknall,  Lines.  :  priest  (also  by  Bp.  of  Chichester,  for 
London)  1706  Dec. 

Jenison,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School :  Westminster, 
under  D''  Busby.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holdsworth  10  July  1692. 
Age  14. 

B.A.  1694;  M.A.  1700.  Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693.  Son  of  Will 
Jenison  (admitted  1668)  the  town  clerk  of  Newcastle,  by  his  second  wife, 
Barbara  Read :  first  cousin  of  Ralph,  admitted  1691.  Ordained  deacon,  London, 
170J  March:  priest,  1703  May.  Probably  the  Burrell  lecturer  in  Rhetorick 
1701-4. 

Smith,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Boreham  (probably  Barham  near  Ipswich), 
Suffolk.  School :  Bury,  under  M'  Leeds.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M--  Holdsworth  13  July  1692.     Age  19. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1694.     One  of  these  names  was  M.A.  1696. 

Withers,  William. :  son  of  Thomas :  [no  further  facts].  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M''  Lovett  3  Aug.   1692. 

B.A.  169i.  Probably  son  of  Thomas  of  Halton,  Lanes,  and  brother  of 
Edmund  (1691).  Ordained  deacon,  York,  [date  lost]:  curate  in  charge  of 
Wickersley,  Yorks.:  priest,  York,  1711  May.  Perhaps  vicar  of  Tunstall  All 
S^^,  Yorks,  9  May  1718-19.  Curate  in  charge  of  Ravenfield  Chapel  near 
Rotherham  1728.  Rector  of  Thybergh,  near  Rotherham  30  July  1723-49, 
when  he  died,  aged  72  (Hunter,  A  Yorks.  2.  42).  [But  according  to  Cro.ston- 
Baines  (5.  549)  Withers  was  vicar  of  Tunstall,  Lanes.  1718—37,  when  he  died.] 

Sandford,  Richard :  baronet,  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Howgill,  Westmoreland. 
Educated  in  London  by  M"'  Maidwell.  Admitted  "pro  ordine  dignitatis  "  (does 
this  mean  as  a  nobleman^)  under  M''  Holdsworth  27  Aug.  1692.      Age  17. 

Said  to  have  been  born  at  the  same  hour  at  which  his  father.  Sir  Richard, 
was  murdered  in  Whitefriars,  London  8  Sept.  1675.  Sir  Richard  Sandford  of 
Howgill  Castle.  M.P.  for  Morpeth  1705,  1708  and  1710  (Hodgson,  ii.  ii.  532). 
Died  unmarried  1723. 

Eachard,  Abraham. :  son  of  Thomas.  Educated  by  his  father.  Admitted  sizar 
under  M"^  Holdsworth  1  Sept.  1692. 


1692  127 

Younsjer  son  of  Thomas,  rector  of  Barsham,  Suffolk  :  brother  of  Laurence 
(1688)  and  of  Christopher  (1689).  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  1694.  Buried 
at  Great  St  Andrew's  3  Aug.  1696. 

Tatham,  John :  son  of  Edmund  :  born  in  Lanes.  School  :  not  given.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M"'  Holdsworth  10  Sept.  1692.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  169S.  Son  of  Edmund  (1654),  perhaps  vicar  of  Kirkby  Lonsdale: 
brother  of  Richard  (1691).  One  of  these  names  rector  of  Bontishall  [1  Bonsall], 
Derbs.  29  July  1716. 

King,  John :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Cudworth 
13  Sept.  1692. 

I  do  not  find  him  in  the  Study-rents.  The  date  seems  inconsistent  with 
the  supposition  that  he  was  the  sou  of  John,  first  Baron  Kingston  (in  1660) 
and  of  Catharine  Fenton  :  third  Baron  Kingston  having  succeeded  in  1693  his 
brother  Robert,  second  Baron  :  donor  of  £50  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel 
in  1702.  See  Lodge- Archdall,  Peerage  of  Ireland,  3.  232,  note.  Possibly  third 
son  of  Francis  King  of  Knocklough,  grandson  of  John,  the  elder  brother  of 
Edward  King,  admitted  here  1623  {ib.  223). 

Blomefield,  Timothy :  son  of  Mark  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Bury,  under 
M'^  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Waterhouse  22  Oct.  1692.     Age  16. 

His  name  appears  in  Study-rents  till  Lady  Day  1694.  Perhaps  he  is  the 
Timothy  Blomfield,  son  of  Mark,  then  of  Sharnbrook  who  was  ma  trie'',  at 
St  Mary  Hall,  Oxford,  6  Dec.  1694,  aged  18.     He  took  no  degree. 

Blencow,  Henry  :  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Blencowe,  Cumberland.  School  : 
Blencowe,  under  M"'  Ogle.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Holdsworth  24 
Nov.  1692.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Mich'.  1694.  Son  of  Christopher  of  Blencowe  Hall,  by  his 
wife  Ann  Laton  of  Dalemain.  Succeeded  his  father  at  Blencowe.  He  was 
Sheriff  of  Cumberland,  temp.  George  I.  Married  ( 1 )  Dorothy  Sisson  of  Penrith, 
(2)  Eliz.  Todd  of  Wath,  Yorks.  :  had  tive  sons  and  three  daughters.  Died  1721 
(Jefferson,  1.  38.5). 

Pollard,  Benjamin :  son  of  Tempest :  born  at  Gomersall,  Yorks.    School :  Leeds, 
under  M'' Clark.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"' Waterhouse  9  Dec.  1692.     Age  16. 
B.A.  1691     Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693.     Ordained  priest,  York,  1698 
June. 

*Hobart,  Thomas : 

Not  found  before  27  March  1699  when  he  was  admitted  as  Finch  and  Baines 
Fellow  on  the  nomination  of  the  Eail  of  Nottingham,  in  place  of  M''  Lovett. 
M.D.  1700.  Though  not  in  Orders  he  was  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist  1700. 
Praelector  1702  :  but  had  a  deputy.  T  cannot  trace  him  till  23  Apr.  1709 
when  he  had  leave  to  travel  abroad  for  six  months  (probably  as  a  private  tutor) 
"he  paying  \0s.  each  time  for  reading  his  course  [in  Chapel]  and  10«.  for 
reading  on  the  Festivals."  He  must  have  ti-avelled  already,  perhaps  for 
three  years  ;  otherwise  he  would  not  have  needed  leave  for  a  first  journey  :  such 
travel  was  a  wise  provision  to  encourage  medical  research.  I)''  Hobart  seems 
to  have  signally  abused  the  liberty  given  thereby.  On  3  May  1710  he  had 
leave  for  another  three  months  without  conditions.  On  24  July  1712  he  had 
leave  to  travel  out  of  England  for  three  years  "  to  go  along  with  the  Duke  of 
Leeds  grandson  ]\K  Cook":  on  6  May  1715  this  charge  was  prolonged  for 
another  three  years  at  the  request  of  the  Earl  of  Nottingham.  On  26  Mar.  1719 
he  had  three  years  more.  His  last  leave  was  on  1  Nov.  1723  for  tliree  years. 
Before  27  April  1728  his  earthly  travel  had  ended.  I  have  met  with  no 
similar  history. 


128  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Lee,  Henry  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Beckonsfield  [Beaconsfield],  Bucks.  School  : 
Eton,  under  M"'  Newborough.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Holdsworth 
29  Jan.   169f.     Age  18. 

M.B.  1U98.     Admitted  scholar  6  Apr.  1693. 

Andrews,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Hitchin.  School  :  Hitchin,  under  M'' 
Miller.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield  24  Feb.   169f.     Age  17. 

B.A.  ]69f ;  M.A.  1703,  incorporated  Oxford,  1703.  Admitted  scholar 
6  Apr.  1693.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1699  Sept.  ;  licensed  to  Ickleford 
with  Pirton,  Herts.  :  priest,  London,  1700  Sept.  On  2  Jan.  170f  Joh. 
Andrews  M.A.  (Christ's),  was  licensed  curate  of  Sutton  by  Dover.  Chaplain 
to  Lord  Rockingham.  Instituted  30  Mar.  1708  to  the  united  rectories  of 
St  Mildred  All  Saints,  and  St  Mary  de  Castro,  Canterbury :  and  (as  Chaplain) 
licensed  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Knowlton,  Kent — distant  three  miles — 
vacant  by  the  death  of  Peter  Pury.  One  of  these  names  (but  perhaps  a 
younger  man)  was  vicar  of  Farningham,  Kent,  1744-.54  (Hasted,  1.  306). 

Green,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas  :  bom  at  Lighthorne,  Warw.  Educated  by 
M'  Mayo.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Holdsworth  3  June  1693.     Age  18. 

B.A.  169f;  probably  M.A.  1733.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|.  Possibly 
the  Tho.  Green,  B.A.,  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln  {lit.  dim.  from  Worcester),  1698 
Sept.:  priest,  1701  June;  licensed  to  Haddon  (1  Hunts.).  Vicar  (as  B.A.)  of 
Burton  (or  Great)  Dassett,  Warw.  5  June  1702.  Cha|)lain  to  the  Bishop  of 
St  David's  :  licensed  (as  M.A.  of  Christ's)  28  Feb.  172§,  to  hold  with  Great 
Dassett  the  rectory  of  Water  Stratford,  Bucks.,  distant  15  miles.  One  Tho. 
Green,  B.A.,  was  vicar  of  Wymeswold,  Leics.  22  Aug.  1728. 

Flint,  Luke  :  son  of  Francis :  born  at  Chesterfield.  Educated  by  M''  Brown. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  3  June  1693.     Age  18. 

B.A.  169f     Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169*.     Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield, 

1697  Sept. :  licensed  to  Shelden  Chapel,  Bakewell,  Derbs.  Rector  of  Somershall 
Herbert,  Derbs.  28  July  1708. 

Meggison,  Lancelot :  son  of  Lancelot :  born  at  Wharton,  Northumberland. 
School  :  Morpeth,  under  M''  Jackson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse 
1  July  1693.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1695.     Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  1694.     Ordained  deacon,  Carlisle, 

1698  June.  Master  of  Morpeth  School :  I  have  not  the  dates — before  1710 
and  he  was  gone  before  1717.  In  1712  he  and  the  usher  (Mather)  brought  a 
bill  in  Chancery  against  the  bailiff  and  burgesses  of  Morpeth  on  the  ground 
that  a  lease  of  school-lands  at  Nether  Witton  had  been  granted  fraudulently 
in  1698  to  one  Nich.  Tiiornton.  The  suit  was  settled  in  1719  by  his  successor 
Mordecai  Carey,  afterwards  Bishop  of  Clonfert.  No  boys  were  sent  to 
Christ's  from  Morpeth  during  Meggison's  Mastership  :  and  the  supply  from 
the  south  of  Northumberland  which  had  been  very  considerable  during  the 
17th  centur}'  passed  away.  It  was  perhaps  due  to  the  influence  of  Ralph 
Widdrington. 

Dawson,  John  :    son  of  Thomas  :    born  in  Cambridge.     Educated  at  a  private 

school  by  M"^  Pate.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Ducktield  7  July  1693.    Age  17. 

B.A.  1694.     Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|.     Ordained  deacon,  London, 

1698  Sept. 

Whitaker,  Arthur :  son  of  Joshua  :  born  at  Settle.  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  13  July  1693. 
Age  16. 


1693—1694  129 

B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|.  Usher  at  Giggleswick 
School  :  received  12  March  169 J  =£2.  16s.  in  part  wages.  On  16  June  1703 
Dulsabella  Paley  received  £26.  18s.  7c?.  on  M''  Whitaker's  account.  (Governors' 
Minutes,  printed  in  A.  F.  Leach's  Yorkshire  Schools,  2.  282.) 

Baines,  Ralph :  son  of  William :  born  at  Meureth  Head  [Mowith  Head, 
in  the  parish  of  Benthani],  Yorks.  School  :  Sedbergh,  under  M''  Wharton. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Holdsworth  28  Oct.  1693.     Age  15. 

Admitted  scholar  (Baynes)  22  Feb.  169|.  Son  and  heir  of  Will.  Baynes  of 
Mewith  Head  Hall.  Resided  till  Mich'.  1695  under  M"'  Duckfield;  he  was 
M''  Holdsworth's  last  pupil.     Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn,  8  Nov.  1695. 

Chaplin,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Otton  Belshamp,  Essex.  School :  Eton, 
under  M'  Newborough.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  31  Oct.  1693. 
Age  18. 

M.B.  1699.     Admitted  scholar  (Chaplyn)  22  Feb.  1694. 

Sharp,  John  :  "  filius  secundum  carnem  "  of  D''  John  Sharp,  Archbishop  of  York  : 
born  in  London.  Educated  by  M"'  Wickens :  was  some  time  at  Leeds 
Grammar  School  (Leeds  Sch.  Keg^.).  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'' 
Lovett  4  Nov.   1693.     Age  15. 

M.A.  1695.  His  name  remains  on  the  list  of  Lovett's  pupils  till  Mich. 
1697:  he  lived  "at  the  Master's."  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  8  Jan. 
169|^.  In  1697  he  gave  Graevius  (Thes.  Antiq.)  to  the  Library  (cost  £11)  ; 
he  also  gave  in  1702  £20  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel.  Lived  at  Grafton 
Park,  Northants.  Married  Anna  Maria,  daughter  of  Cha.  Hosier  of  Wicken 
Park.  M.P.  for  Ripon,  1701-14.  Commissioner  of  trade,  1703-14.  Died 
9  March  172|  aged  49,  and  buried  at  Wicken  :  M.l.  to  him  and  his  wife  in 
the  church.     (D.N.B.  under  his  father). 

Shaw,  Robert : 

M.A.  1700.  Matric'^.  at  Brasenose,  O.xford  29  Mar.  1693,  aged  19.  B.A. 
1696.  Incorporated  at  Christ's.  M.A.  (Christ's)  1700.  Rector  of  Handley, 
Cheshire  1703  {Al.  Ox.  1341). 

Calton,  Jacob :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Cudthorp,  Derbs.  Educated  by  his 
father.      Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  11  Jan.  169|.     Age  18. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1709.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  1694.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1698  June:  priest,  1699  Oct.  Chaplain  to  the  Duke  of  New- 
castle. Vicar  of  Worksop,  Notts.  22  Oct.  1699.  Had  license  7  Dec.  1708  to 
hold  also  the  rectory  of  Blore,  Staffs.,  distant  26  miles,  patron,  the  Duke.  Died 
vicar  of  Worksop  before  Oct.  1718. 

Risley,  John :   son  of  John  :  born  at  Knowsley,  Lanes.     School :    Wigan,  under 
M"^  Liptrott.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Duckfield  27  Jan.  169f.    Age  18. 
Admitted  scholar  13  April  1695.     Resided  till  Lady  Day  1697.     Is  he  the 
John  Risley  of  Risley,  Lanes,  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  5  May  1694? 

Gjrrling,  Nicholas :  son  of  Nicholas  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School :  Bury, 
under  M^  Leeds.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  20  Feb.  169  J.  Age  17. 
B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  1694.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich, 
1702  Sept.  :  Spriest,  York,  1703  May.  Vicar  of  Tadcaster  23  May  1703, 
patron,  the  Duke  of  Somerset.  Also  Master  of  Tadcaster  school,  nominated 
by  Archbishop  Sharp  and  Dean  Fincii.  Rector  of  Newton  Kyriie,  near  Tad- 
caster, for  42  years  (Nichols,  Topographer,  1.  503).     Died  9  Sept.  1767,  aged  92. 

Billington,  Joseph :  son  of  Edward  :  born  in  London.  School  :  Charterhouse 
(schola  Suttoniensis),  under  M''  Walker,  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield 
8  Mar.  169|.     Age  16. 

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130  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1706.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  1694  Ordained 
deacon,  London,  1698  Sept.  :  priest,  Chichester  (for  Canterbnry),  1706  Dec. 
Licensed  by  the  Archbishop  27  July  1706  to  be  Senior  Fellow  or  Preacher  in 
the  College  of  God's  gift  at  Dulwich. 

Maynard,  Banister :  son  of  Banister :  born  at  Rasthouse,  Beds.  Educated  by 
M''  Wright.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  19  Apr.  1694.  Age  17. 
Son  of  Banister,  third  Baron  Maynard  of  Eschines,  Essex,  by  his  wife  Lady 
Eliz.  Grey,  davighter  of  Henry,  Earl  of  Kent.  Died  before  his  father,  i.e. 
before  4  Mar.  171|^,  when  his  younger  brother  Henry  succeeded.  A  still 
younger  brother,   Charles  (admitted  1707)  in   1745  became  sixth  Baron. 

Massey,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Hoyton  [probably  Huyton],  Lanes. 
School:  Warrington,  under  M"'  Shaw.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Duckfield 
27  Apr.   1694.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1701.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  1694,  and  again 
15  Aug.  1696.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1701  Sept.  :  priest,  York, 
1702  Sept. 

Idlott,  William  :  son  of  Matthew  :  born  at  Wellingborough,  Northants.  School : 
Courteenhall,  under  M"^  Aspridge  [Ashbridge].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duck- 
field 1  May  1694.     Age  16. 

Admitted  scholar  (Idloott)  22  Feb.  169|.  Resided  (with  some  break)  till 
Lady  Day  1697. 

Musters,  Munday  (Mundy) :  son  of  John :  born  at  Quorn,  Derbs.  School : 
Enfield,  under  M''  Udal.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"^  Duckiield 
2  May  1694.     Age  17. 

Resided  (perhaps)  till  Mich^  1696.  Eldest  son  of  John  Musters  of  Col- 
wick  Hall,  Notts.,  by  his  wife  Millicent  Mundy  of  Quorn  :  nephew  of  Charles 
(167^) :  brother  of  Thomas  (1694).  He  succeeded  his  father  at  Colwick  Hall 
in  1685  :  his  mother  survived  till  1739.  He  married  a  Miss  Sherwin.  Gave 
£10  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel  in  1702. 

*Cooke,  Henry:  son  of  John:  born  at  "Aden-white-house"  ["?  Addlethwaite], 
Northumberland.  School :  Sadberge  [Sedbergh],  under  M''  Wharton.  Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  17  May   1694.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Cooke)  1691;  M.A.  1701.  Admitted  scholar  (Cooke)  22  Feb.  1694 
Ordained  deacon,  London,  1699  Dec.  :  priest,  1701  Sept.  Elected  Fellow 
10  Oct.  1701,  in  place  of  John  Broughton.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and 
Bunting  Preacher  1703:  but  present  at  no  College  meeting  after  Nov.  1703. 
Married  before  27  June  1704,  and  voided  his  fellowship.  Possibly  he  was 
chaplain  to  Lord  Lumley  :  he  preached  the  funeral  sermon  of  Lady  Lumley  at 
Great  Bardfield,  Essex  20  Apr.  1704  (Coll.  Library,  c.  13.  16).  Afterwards 
domestic  chaplain  to  Archbishop  Dawes.  Rector  of  Stokesley,  Yorks.,  23  Jan. 
172f  (patron,  the  Archbishop).  Prebendary  of  Southwell  14  Oct.  1721:  of 
York  (Ampleforth)  22  May  1722.     Died  1  Apr.  1750  and  buried  at  Southwell. 

Dell,  George  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Sampshill  [?],  Beds.  School :  Buckingham, 
under  M"'  Styles.  Admitted  sizar  under  M--  Duckfield  22  May  1694.  Age  17. 
LL.B  1710.  Grandson  of  the  Master  of  Caius  :  nephew  of  John  (1669). 
Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|-.  George  Dell,  clerk,  ordained  priest  at  Peter- 
borough 1705.  Rector  of  Foulness,  Essex  2  Jan.  170f,  patron,  Daniel,  Earl 
of  Nottingham.  Died  before  March  1714  (Morant,  1.  325).  Author:  Religious 
Wisdom  the  best  Treasure — a  sermon  preached  before  the  Goldsmiths'  Company 
at  St  Mary-le-Bow  6  Feb.  171f     (Cole.) 


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Dawson,  Mark:  son  of  Godfrey  :  born  at  Cover(h)am,  Yorks.     School:  Burnsall, 
under  ftp  Hey.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Ducktield  26  May  1694.     Age  17. 
B.A.  169|.     Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169j. 

Newton,  Thomas:  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Burton  on  Trent.  School :  Burton, 
under  M''ShiIton.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  1  June  1694.  Age  17. 
B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|^.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1699  June  ;  licensed  to  Ashby-de-la-Zouch.  Probably  the  Tho.  Newton, 
called  B.D.  [none  such  at  either  Universit)']  "ex  aede  Christi  in  Acad.  Cant." 
licensed  24  Apr.  1705  to  preach  in  the  diocese  of  Lichfield  and  to  serve  the 
cure  of  Burton  on  Trent. 

Ward,  William  :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Slingsby,  Yorks.  Educated  at  home  by 
M''  Overend.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Duckfield  1  June  1694.  Age  17. 
LL.B.  1703  ;  LL.D.  1708.  Son  of  Rob.  Ward  (1664)  rector  of  Slingsby 
and  Stokesley,  Prebendary  of  York.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  22  Mar. 
1697.  Commissary  of  Exchequer  to  the  Archbishop  of  York.  Chancellor  of 
the  diocese.  J.P.  for  the  North  and  West  Ridings.  Married  Barbara  Mott 
of  Witherstield  (sic),  Essex.  Died  1751,  aged  73,  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  647.) 
A  son.  Will.,  admitted  172|.  In  the  Catalogus  Grad.  there  appears  a  Will. 
Ward  of  Christ's  (B.A.  1697):  perhaps  the  same  man;  perhaps  another  of 
the  same  year  overlooked  in  the  Admission  book  (less  likely). 

Pye,  William :  son  of  Thomas  :  bom  at  Stannerton  [Stannington],  Northumb'*. 
School :  Morpeth,  under  M''  Jackson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield 
23  June  1694.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169|.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169f  Son  of  Thomas  (1669). 
One  Will.  Pye,  notary  public,  was  registrar  of  the  diocese  of  Durham  in  Nov. 
1725  (Brand,  1.  104). 

Cocking,  Robert:  son  of  James  :  born  at  Warkwith  [Warkworth],  Northumb"*. 
School :  Hex[h]am,  under  M""  Bewick.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckworth 
23  June  1694.     Age  16. 

Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169^.  Resided  till  Mich^  1697,  perhaps 
longer.  One  Rob.  Cocking,  Master  of  Hexham  school  1698-1702  (Bateson, 
3.  224). 

*Baines,  Matthew:  son  of  John:  " apxt/^ay^'P™  munere  apud  nos  fungente": 
born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Cambridge  (Perse),  under  M"'  Sparkes.  Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M'^  Lovett  6  July  1694.     Age  15. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1702.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1701  June:  priest,  Worcester,  170i.  Elected  Fellow 
29  March  1699,  succeeding  Cha.  Ellis.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting 
preacher  1701.  Praelector  1703.  Steward  1705.  Senior  Dean  1712. 
Presented  to  Fen  Drayton  3  July  1713.  Resigned  his  Fellowship  before 
16  Feb.  1714 — possibly  on  marriage.  From  that  time  he  paid  £10  a  year  as 
interest  on  some  loan  until  Mich.  1719  when  he  repaid  the  principal. 

Peck,  William :  son  of  John :  born  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Herts.  School : 
Wandsworth,  Surrey  under  M''  Johnson.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M--  Duckfield  31  July  1694.     Age  16. 

Resided  certainly  till  Lady  Day  1695,  possibly,  till  1697. 

Mott,  Nathaniel :  son  of  Mark  :  born  at  Wethersfield,  Essex.  School :  Bury, 
under  M'  Leeds.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  13  Aug.  1694. 
Age  17, 

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132  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  169^;  M.A.  1702.  Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169^.  Brother  of 
Mark  (1689)  ;  perhaps  third  son  of  Mark,  ejected  from  Chelmsford  1662  :  but 
the  family  was  large  :  there  were  a  Mark  and  Nat.  brothers  at  Caius  in  the 
preceding  generation  (Venn,  1.  407  and  417). 

Temple,  Richard  :  eldest  son  of  Richard,  baronet,  of  Stowe,  Bucks. :  born  in 
London.  Educated  "  praeceptore  non  uno."  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M'  Lovett  31  Oct.  1694.     Age  18. 

Resided  till  Mich^  1696.  Succeeded  his  father  as  Baronet  May  1697. 
M.P.  for  Buckingham  1691  to  the  end  of  the  reign  of  Will.  Ill  :  elected  for 
the  county  1704  and  1705,  and  again  for  the  town  1708  and  1710.  Colonel  in 
1702  of  one  of  the  new  regiments  raised  against  France  :  served  under 
Marlborough  with  distinction  especially  at  the  siege  of  Lille  :  rose  to  the 
rank  of  Lieut.  General.  Under  George  I  he  was  created  (19  Oct.  1714)  Baron 
Cobham  of  Cobham  (being  descended  from  the  extinct  Cobhams).  Envoy 
extraordinary  and  plenipotentiary  to  Charles  VI.  Viscount  Cobham  1718. 
Commanded  an  expedition  against  Spain  which  captured  Vigo  1719.  For  his 
political  action  and  rupture  with  Walpole  see  D.N.B.  Joined  the  Pelhams 
after  Walpole's  downfall.  He  especially  opposed  the  employment  of  British 
troops  in  the  interest  of  Hanoverian  policy  on  the  Continent.  Married 
Anne,  daughter  of  Edm.  Halsey  of  Stoke  Poges,  but  had  no  children.  Died 
13  Sept.  1749  :  and  was  succeeded  in  the  viscounty  and  baronetcy  by  his  sister 
Hester,  wife  of  Richard  Gienville  of  Wootton,  Bucks.  He  was  a  friend  of 
Pope  who  often  visited  him  at  Stowe,  and  celebrated  him  in  two  of  his 
(perhaps)  best  known  lines  : 

And  you,  brave  Cobham,   to  the  latest  breath 
Shall  feel  your  ruling  passion  strong  in  death. 

Portrait  by  Sir  Godfrey  Kneller,  as  a  member  of  the  Kit  Cat  Club. 

Ramonden,    Gabriel :    son  of    Peter :    born  at    Bordeaux   [Burdigala],    France. 
Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Lovett  31  Oct.  1694.     Age  not  given. 
Resided  till  Mich^  1696. 

Taylor,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Holliugbery  [-bury],  Essex.  School : 
Stortford,  under  M''  Tooke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  3  Nov. 
1694.     Age  16. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1702.     Admitted  scholar  13  Apr.  1695. 

Procter,  John  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  in  Ci-aven,  Yorks.  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  John  Armstead.     Admitted  sizar  29  Nov.  1694.     Age  19. 

B.A.  169|.  (See  under  Joh.  Procter  169i.)  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1700  May:  priest,  Lincoln,  1705  Dec.  Rector  of  S'  Nicholas,  South  Kelsey, 
Lines.  24  Dec.  1705,  patron.  Lady  Ayscough,  widow. 

Osbom,  Richard  :  son  of  John  :  born  in  London.     School :  Warrington,  Lanes., 

under  M"' Shaw.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  17  Dec.  1694.     Age  15. 

B.A.  169§.     Admitted  scholar  22  Feb.  169|.     Ordained  deacon,  London, 

1702  May:    priest,  Norwich,    1703   Sept.     Probably  vicar  of  Hindolveston, 

Norfolk   1703-21  :  also  vicar  of  Barney  (or  Berney)  1713-20. 

Herring,  Richard :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Newark.     School :  Newark,  under 
M"'  John  Twells.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  4  Jan.  169i.     Age  17. 
B.A.  169f     Admitted  scholar  17  Jan.  169f. 

Turner,  Thomas  :  only  son  of  Bernard  :  born  at  Buntingford.  School  :  Enfield, 
under  D'  Udall,  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield,  14  Jan.  1694. 
Age  17. 


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B.A.  169f.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  25  Feb.  1698  as  son  of 
Bernard  of  Little  Court,   Herts. 

Musters,  Thomas :  second  son  of  John  :  born  at  Quorn,  Derbs.  School  :  Eton, 
under  M"'  Newborough.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  31  Jan. 
169|.     Age  16. 

Son  of  John  Musters  of  Colwick  Hall,  Staffs.,  born  like  his  brother 
Mundy  (1694)  at  Quorn  his  mother's  former  home.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's 
Inn  13  June  1695.     Resided  till  Mich^  1697  or  longer. 

Hale,  William :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield 
19  March  1694.     Probably  never  resided. 

*Bourne,  Samuel :  son  of  Obadiah  :  born  at  Ashover,  Derbs.  School :  Chester- 
field.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Waterhouse  27  March  1695.     Age  16. 

B.A,  169f  ;  M.A.  1702.  Bapf.  10  Dec.  1678.  Son  of  Obadiah  Bourne 
rector  of  Ashover  from  166^-  (or  earlier)  to  1710.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar. 
169y.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1700  Dec.  :  priest,  London,  1701  Dec. 
Vicar  of  Helpston  1703-6.  Elected  King  Edward's  Fellow  9  Oct.  1705, 
succeeding  Geo.  Burton.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher  1708. 
Had  a  few  pupils.  Praelector  1709.  Succeeded  his  father,  as  third  of  the 
name,  rector  of  Ashover  21  Nov.  1710,  and  resigned  his  Fellowship  a  month 
earlier.     Died  unmarried  27  May  1719.     (Hunter,  F.M.G.) 

Carter,  Richard :  son  of  Joseph  :  born  at  Middleton,  Yorks.  School  :  Darton, 
under  M'  Stephenson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  29  March  1695. 
Age  not  given. 

Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  20  Dec.  1696. 

*Thomson,  Thomas :  sou  of  Thomas  :  born  at  York.  School :  York,  under  M'' 
Tomlinson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Duckfield  29  March  1695.  Age  16. 
B.A.  169f ;  M.A.  1702.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169f  Elected  Fellow 
12  Oct.  17uO,  succeeded  Tho.  Waterhouse.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1701  Sept.: 
priest,  Lincoln,  1702  May.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher 
1702.  Praelector  1704-5:  he  entered  very  carelessly  two  men  in  1704  and 
none  at  all  in  1705,  Jan.-Oct.  :  possibly  he  was  out  of  re.sidence  as  he  signs  at 
no  College  meeting  till  30  Sept.  1705.  He  seems  not  to  have  resided  after  the 
end  of  1705,  and  was  (perhaps)  the  Tho.  Thomson,  M.A.,  who  entered  the 
cure  of  Coxwold,  Yorks.  22  Nov.  1705.     Resigned  his  Fellowship  before  6  May 

1707  on  taking  a  living  :  possibly  Skegness,  Lines.  :  if  so  he  died  before  1719 
when  a  new  rector  was  appointed.  Another  was  instituted  to  the  rectory  of 
Aldburgh,  Holderness  11  June  1714:  and  re,signed  before  1723 — but  how 
long  before  is  uncertain. 

Winn,  John :  son  of  Francis :  born  at  Stortford.  School :  Stortford,  under 
M''  Tooke.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'   Duckfield  6  April  169-5.     Age  16. 

B.A.  I69|.  Admitted  scholar  25  Jan.  169f.  One  John  Winn,  B.A., 
(there  seems  to  be  no  other  B.A.  than  our  man)  was  ordained  deacon,  London, 

1708  May  :  priest  in  September.  Inst'',  to  Boughton  Aluph,  Kent  22  Sept. 
1708,  patron,  M"'"  Mary  Bretton. 

Wiseman,  John  :  fourth  son  of  Sir  William,  baronet  of  Canfield,  Esse.x  :  born  in 
London.  School :  London,  under  M'  Meurs.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M"'  Bevin,  8  Apr.  1695.     Age  16. 

Resided  tiU  Mich^  1697,  or  longer.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple 
23  Jan.  169f  :  removed  to  the  Middle  Temple  22  Nov.  1705.  Son  of  Sir 
Will.  Wiseman  of  Canfield  Hall,  by  his  wife  Arabella,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho. 
Hewet  of  Pishobury. 


134  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Cheynell,  Henry :  Oxoniensis,  M.A.  Admitted  for  the  purpose  of  taking  the 
degree  of  D.D. 

D.D.  1695.  Son  of  Henry,  of  Wonersh,  Surrey,  gent.  :  admitted  at 
St  Edmund  Hall,  Oxford  10  March  166|,  aged  17.  B.A.  1668;  M.A.  1671  : 
incorporated  at  Cambridge.  Rector  of  Cranley,  Surrey  1682-1704:  of  Shep- 
perton,  Midds.  1683-1704.  Foster  {Al.  Ox.  269)  makes  him  Canon  of  Chichester 
in  1704  ;  but  Le  Neve  knows  him  not,  and  he  died  in  that  year  :  see  Hennessy, 
392. 

Amherst,  JefFery :  eldest  son  of  Jeffery,  armiger :  born  at  Cowfold,  Sussex. 
Educated  at  Horsham  by  M"'  [Hen.]  Hallywell.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M''  Duckfield  15  May  1695.     Age  18. 

Resided  till  Mich^  1697  :  or  longer.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn.3  May  1692. 
Born  1677,  son  of  GeofTrey  Amherst  (166i)  Bencher  of  Gray's  Inn,  by  his 
wife  Elizabeth  of  Warnham,  Sussex.  Bencher  of  Gray's  Inn  :  Treasurer 
1739-44.  Of  Riverhead,  Kent.  Married  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Tho.  Kerrill  of 
Hadlow,  Kent,  by  whom  he  had  seven  sons  (one  of  whom  was  the  first  Lord 
Amher.st)  and  four  daughters.      Buried  at  Sevenoaks  1  Nov.  1750. 

Ogle,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Church  [Kirk]  Newton,  NorthunA 
M.A.  of  Edinburgh.     Admitted  27  June  1695. 

M.A.  1695.  Curate  of  Bishop  Wearmoutli  Oct.  1694-Sept.  1701,  when 
he  died.     (Surtees,  1.  231.) 

Rutter  (afterwards  Rutterforth),  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Tadlow, 
Cambs.  School:  Wormleighton,  Beds.  [?  Warw.],  under  M' Bristow.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Ducktield  20  June  1695.     Age  20. 

B.A.  (Rutter)  169|;  M.A.  1702.  Descended  by  his  mother's  side  from 
Bishop  Hall  of  Chester  and  so  from  Bishop  Hall  of  Norwich.  Admitted 
scholar  20  March  1695.     Ordained  as  Tho.  Rutterforth,  B.A.,  deacon,  Ely, 

1700  Dee.  :  licensed  to  curacy  of  Hatley  St  George,  near  Tadlow.  Rector  of 
Papworth  1704:  given  as  rector  of  Conington  1713;  but  this  is  doubtful: 
licensed  to  preach  at  Godmanchester  7  Aug.  1717.  Brother  of  Geo.  Rutter 
later  Rutterforth  (1699).  I  suspect  that  Wormleighton  above  is  a  miscopy  of 
Wrestlingworth,  Beds,  where  Thomas'  younger  brother,  George  was  educated, 
also  under  a  M"'  Bristow. 

Deere,  John :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Ashwell,  Herts.     School  :  Buntingford, 

under  M''  England.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Ducktield  5  July  1695.    Age  16. 

B.A.  169^.     Admitted  scholar  25  Jan.  169f.    Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1702 

July.     As  clerk  (curate  1)  of  Croxton,  had  license  to  marry  Hannah   Few  of 

Croxton  28  Oct.  1703. 

Woods,  John  :  son  of  Hamlet :  born  at  Winwick,  Lanes.  School :  Warrington, 
under  M"'  Shaw.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Duckfield,  13  July  1695. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  169J;  M.A.  1703.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169f.  Ordained 
deacon,  Chester,  1703  Sept. :  priest,  Lincoln,  170|  March.  Chaplain  to  the 
Earl  of  Aylesford.  Rector  of  Cortlingstoke  [Costock],  Notts.  12  June  1708. 
Had  dispensation  to  iiold  also  Wilford,  Notts. — distant  five  miles — 28  Apr. 
1733.     Died  1752,  aged  73. 

Hooper,  Isaac :  son  of  John :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  King's  College 
(schola  Regalis  grammatica),  under  M"'  Will.  Donne.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M"-  Duckfield  2  Aug.  1695.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170ft.     Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169f.     Ordained  deacon,  London, 

1701  June. 


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Strother,  Edward:  son  of  Edward:  born  at  Alnwick,  Northunib''.  School: 
Alnwick,  under  M''  Chessman.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Duckfield 
24  Aug.   1695.     Age  20. 

Resided  not  more  than  half  a  year.  Son  of  Edward,  an  extra-licentiate 
of  the  College  of  Physicians  who  practised  at  Alnwick.  The  son  took  his 
M.D.  degree  at  Utrecht  8  May  1720,  and  became  a  licentiate  of  the  College 
3  April  1721.  Lived  in  London,  and  died  near  Soho  Square  14  April  1737. 
A  list  of  his  works  will  be  found  in  the  D.N.B. :  the  first  was  A  C7-itical 
Essai/  on  Fevers,  London,  1716.  In  the  College  Library  is  a  compilation  (ms.) 
by  him  of  Morborum  Diagnostica,  Prognostica,  Therepeuses,  Cauiiones  Medicae, 
collected  from  2000  authors,  and  printed  in  London  3  Oct.  1715  :  it  is 
numbered  12  in  D''  James'  Catalogue  of  Western  MSS.  in  the  Library. 

Broughton,  Brian :  second  son  of  Thomas,  armiger,  who  was  son  of  Sir  Brian, 
baronet  :  born  at  Beaudesert,  Staffs.  School :  private,  at  Kensington,  under 
M''  Agier  [the  same  name  occurs  in  the  Johniau  Adm".  book  12  May  1701]. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M'^  Duckworth  2  Oct.  1695.     Age  18. 

B.A.  169^.  Admitted  as  of  Broughton,  Staffs,  at  the  Middle  Temple 
30  July  1698.  Brother  of  Amcotts  (169f).  His  father  Sir  Thomas  (who 
succeeded  his  father  1708)  and  his  three  brothers,  Peter,  Brian,  and  Harvey, 
were  all  of  Trin.  Coll.,  Oxford  :  Sir  Thomas  died  1710  :  when  our  Brian 
succeeded  him,  his  elder  brother  Amcotts  having  died  in  1700.  Sir  Brian 
Broughton  married  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Delves  of  Doddington,  Cheshire. 
Died  12  Sept.  1724,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  his  son  Sir  Brian  Broughton- 
Delves,  who  took  that  surname  under  his  grandfather's  will.  (Kimber, 
1.  185.) 

Cookson,  Joseph:    son  of  William:    born  at  Leeds.     School:    Burnsall,  under 

M''  Clapham.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  16  Nov.  1695.    Age  17. 

B.A.  169^;  M.A.  1703.     Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  1695.     Probably  Jos. 

Cookson,  Lecturer  at  Leeds  parish  church  1709.     Vicar  of  Leeds  6  Mar.  171|. 

Prebendary  of  Ripon  25  Sept.  1722.     Died  vicar  before  March  1751. 

Moore,  Christopher :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Shipton  [?],  Lines.  Praeceptors, 
"unuset  alter."  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  20  Nov.  1695.  Age  17: 
"  Cum  breves  moras  traxerat,  grassanti  tunc  temporis  contagiosa  febre 
correptus,  summae  spei  iuvenis  praematuro  concessit  fato." 

Admitted  scholar  25  Jan.  169f .     Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  5  July  1696. 

Mowrye,  John :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Ham  near  Somerton,  Somerset. 
Educated  at  Sherborne,  under  M''  Gurgenven.  Resided  two  years  at  Wadham, 
Oxford,  whence  he  brought  letters  testimonial.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M--  Waterhouse  27  Nov.  1695.     Age  19. 

Matric"*.  at  Wadham  3  Apr.  1693.  Resided  here  till  Mich^  1697  or 
longer — but  took  no  degree.  Vicar  of  Montacute  16  March  1708-20  and 
rector  of  Sock-Dennis,  Somerset  6  April  1708:  rector  of  Closworth,  17  June 
1720  :  died  before  Dec.  1725.     (Weaver,  Somerset  Incumbents,  66.) 

Day,  Francis :  son  of  Samuel  :  born  at  York.  School :  Shipton,  [near]  York, 
under  M"'  Ho[d]gson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  21  Feb.  169f. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  169|;  M.A.  1703.  Admitted  scholar  20  March  169f  One  of  these 
names  was  vicar  of  Topcliffe,  Yorks.  7  Dec.  1713.  One  was  lecturer  at  the 
parish  church  Leeds,  later  than  1715  and  before  1757  (Thore.sby-Whitaker,  263). 

Robinson,  Laurence  :  son  of  Laurence  :  born  at  Gill,  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M''  Arm[it]stead.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse  21  Mar. 

169f.     Age  18. 


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Admitted  scholar,  21  Feb.  169|.  I  Ccannot  find  that  he  took  a  degree,  but 
one  Laur.  Robinson,  B.A.,  was  ordained  deacon,  York,  1699  Sept.  [not  of 
Oxford]. 

Sykes,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Yardley,  Herts.  School :  Buntingford,  under 
M''  England.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  24  April  1696.     Age  17. 

B.A.  169^;  M.A.  1703.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169-1.  John  Sykes, 
the  father,  was  vicar  of  Yardley,  or  Ardley,  near  Buntingford  1664-82.  The 
son  was  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1701  Dec,  and  licensed  to  Cottered,  Herts.: 
priest,  170;  March.     Rector  of  Cottered;  died  1723  (J.E.B.M.). 

Cockshutt,  Thomas :  son  of  George :  born  at  Clitheroe,  Lanes.  School : 
Clitheroe,  under  M''  Escolm  [he  appears  in  the  Johnian  Adm".  Book,  as  Escott, 
Ascolm,   Ascholma,  and    Hescolni].     Admitted   sizar   under  M''   Waterhouse 

23  May  1696.     Aged  18. 

B.A.  169^;  M.A.  1703.  Admitted  scholar  15  Aug.  1696.  Probably 
brother  of  Joaias,  admitted  1704.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1701  Dec.  :  priest, 
1702    May.     Probably    vicar    of    Darton    near    Barnsley    1702  :    resigned    it 

24  Apr.  1704  (Hunter,  6'.  Yorks.  2.  371).  Perhaps  curate  of  Cawthorne,  near 
Barnsley  20  Apr.  1703.  His  son  Thomas  (admitted  1727)  was  born  about 
1709  at  "  Cannonhall,"  Yorks. 

Leese,  Joseph :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Denton,  Lanes.  School :  Stockport, 
under  M^  Dickins.  Admitted  sizar  under  M^  Duckfield  23  [?]  May  1696. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  169§.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  1694.  One  Jos.  Lees  was  vicar  of 
Over,  Cheshire  1706-53,  when  he  died  (Ormerod-Helsby,  2.  184). 

Browne,  Richard :  son  of  John  :   born  at  Ashton,  Yorks.      School :  Burnsall, 

under  M'' Clapham.    Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  1  July  1696.    Age  17. 

B.A.  169^.     Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169f.     Ordained  deacon,  London, 

1701  June  :  priest,  1702  December.     One  of  these  names  vicar  of  Hungarton 

near  Leicester  18  Feb.  171|^. 

Wright,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Elton,  Cheshire.  Educated  by  M^  Bellis 
[?  Rob.  adm<'.  under  M"'  Waterhouse  1684,  M.A.  1696].  Admitted  sizar  under 
M"- Waterhouse  3  July  1696.     Age  19.   ° 

B.A.  169^.     Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169|. 

Cuttar,  John :  son  of  Marmaduke  :  born  at  Trewick  [?],  Northumberland. 
School :  Durham,  under  M''  Rudd.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield 
5  Aug.  1696.     Age  16. 

B.A.  (Peterhouse)  170f ;  M.A.  1704.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169-5: 
resided  here  till  Mich^  1697  or  longer. 

Bullis,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Ely.  School  :  [Ely],  under  M^  Silvertop. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Lovett  [?  Aug.]  1696.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170f.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1702  July  :  priest,  Chichester,  1704 
June.  Probably  vicar  of  Billingshurst,  Sussex  1706.  Had  dispensation  to  hold 
also  the  rectory  of  Sullington — distant  eight  miles — 10  June  1725.  Held 
both  till  death  19  Dec.  1737.     John  Bullis,  LL.B.  1725,  was  perhaps  his  son. 

Wood,  RoUand  :  son  of  Rolland  :  born  at  Fordham,  Cambs.  School :  Milden- 
hall,  under  M^  John  Badcock.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  7  Dec. 
1696.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Woods)  170f.  Probably  vicar  1705  and  rector  1719  of  Freckenham, 
Suffolk.  (Al.  Ox.  1692.)  One  Roland  Wood  was  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn 
21  Feb.  170i:  but  he  was  B.A.  1695  of  Oriel,  Oxford,  also  the  son  of  a 
Roland  Wood,  but  of  Brookthorpe,  Glos.  {ib.). 


1696—1697  137 

**Towers,  William:  son  of  Henry:  born  at  Gay  wood,  Norfolk.  School:  Len-Regis 
[Lynn],  under  M''  Home.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Ducktield  20  Jan. 
169f.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170^  ;  M.A.  1704  ;  D.D.  {com.  reg.)  17-28.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar. 
169f.  Elected  Fellow  1  May  1702  on  the  death  of  Dan.  Ducktield.  Ordained 
deacon,  Ely,  170|  Feb.:  priest,  Lincoln,  170f  March.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist 
and  Bunting  Preacher,  1704.  Praelector  1705.  From  the  beginning  of  1709 
to  Oct.  1710,  he  attended  no  meeting  and  was  perhaps  non-resident;  for  the 
next  three  years  he  appears,  but  was  elected  to  no  office.  Senior  Dean  1713  : 
again  Jan.  171f  in  place  of  M''  Moor:  again  in  1721.  Taxor  1708.  Senior 
Proctor  1718.  His  fellowship  was  declared  vacant  by  the  Master  in  Oct.  1714, 
because  he  had  inherited  from  his  father  an  estate  at  Gaywood  near  Lynn. 
He  declared  that  his  father's  debts  exceeded  the  value  of  the  inheritance  :  and 
refused  to  answer  further  questions.  Covel  ejected  him  :  but  the  V.O.,  Jolm 
Green  of  Corpus  "  a  man  of  liberal  sentiments  beyond  the  age  in  which  lie 
lived  "  (Masters,  249),  reinstated  him  on  appeal.  Feeling  in  the  College  (as  in 
the  University)  was  divided  by  politics  both  public  and  domestic.  Towers  was 
a  zealous  Whig  :  also  a  supporter  of  D''  Bentley,  while  the  Master  was  of 
Gooch's  side.  Towers,  as  Proctor  in  October  1718  on  the  day  when  Bentley 
was  suspended  from  his  degrees,  challenged  D''  Gooch  to  point  out  the  law  or 
statute  on  which  the  proposed  grace  was  founded  :  and  in  liis  address  to  the 
Senate  he  publicly  criticised  the  Heads  for  the  degradation.  On  Covel's 
death.  Towers,  who  was  Senior  Fellow,  was  elected  in  Jan.  172|,  not  without 
opposition  :  four  of  the  Fellows  (headed  by  Ra.  Aynsley)  waited  on  the  V.C. 
(as  Visitor)  and  asked  him  to  interfere  as  the  election  was  made  not  according 
to  Statute  :  but  nothing  followed  :  an  opinion  of  one  Ja.  Johnson  that  the 
vote  of  a  Fellow  for  himself  as  Master  (if  such  vote  completes  a  statutable 
majority)  is  valid,  is  in  our  Muniment-room  and  seemingly  in  Towers'  hand- 
writing :  I  infer  that  he  had  voted  for  himself  and  then  strengthened  himself 
with  a  legal  opinion.  Political  feeling  kept  him  long  out  of  the  Vice-Chancel- 
lorship :  in  1733  he  was  defeated  :  in  1734  he  was  nominated,  and  thanks  to 
Bentley,  who  as  Regius  Professor  struck  out  his  most  formidable  opponent, 
was  elected.  (See  Gunning,  Ceremonies;,  46,  note.)  Nothing  memorable  occurred 
during  his  tenure  of  office.  In  College  there  was  much  disputation  during  his 
Mastership,  chiefly  concerning  Fellowships  :  it  is  noteworthy  that  he  declared 
vacant  the  Fellowship  of  Hen.  Finch  in  1736  on  grounds  similar  to  those  on 
which  Covel  had  declared  his  own — and  with  equal  lack  of  success  :  see  under 
Finch  (1712).  Cole  charges  him  with  "love  of  squabbles  and  Law"  and 
"  wrong-headedness  "  but  admits  that  he  was  "  esteemed  to  be  an  honest  and 
well-meaning  man  " — which  is  much  for  Cole  when  speaking  of  a  Whig.  He 
had  the  rare  virtue  for  that  time  of  not  being  a  self-seeker  :  Cole  says  that  he 
lost  the  office  of  King's  Chaplain  by  a  "  peculiar  unaccountableness  of  manner  " 
in  taking  no  notice  of  the  offer :  and  adds  that  he  also  gave  awa}'  his  chance 
of  a  Bishopric,  to  which  his  services  entitled  him  ("he  having  always  behaved 
himself  steadily  in  the  Hanover  interest,  and  that  at  a  juncture  when  it  was 
most  wanted"),  by  "his  morose,  sour  and  rough  manner."  Perhaps  "unsociable" 
might  be  substituted  for  Cole's  epithets  :  it  suits  his  further  account :  "  those 
best  acquainted  with  him,  which  were  but  few,  he  living  much  by  himself, 
gave  him  the  character  of  a  very  facetious  and  pleasant  companion,  that  he 
was  a  good  historian,  and  that  there  was  hardly  a  gentleman's  family  in  England 
he  did  not  know  the  private  history  of,  and  hardly  a  village  in  the  kingdom 
which  he  could  not  describe;  making  it  his  constant  practice  to  travel  privately 
about  in  the  summer,  and  was  never  better  pleased  than  when  unknown  and 
unobserved."  He  commenced  a  full  and  very  good  account  of  the  College 
properties :    but  did  not  get  on  far  with  it.     He  followed  D''  Covel  in  one 


138  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

point :  he  appointed  "  a  President  "  during  his  absence,  under  seal.  He  died 
1  March  1745  at  four  in  the  morning  of  a  violent  fever  (Cole).  Buried  in 
the  Chapel  6  March,  near  Covel,  without  any  memorial. 

Hall,  Edward :  son  of  Edward :  born  at  Munden,  Herts.  School :  Guil[d]s- 
borough,  Northants.,  under  M''  Worling.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Waterhouse 
20  Jan.  169f.     Age  14. 

B.A.  170^;  M.A.  1706.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  1694.  His  father  was 
rector  of  Aspley  Guise,  Beds.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1702  Sept.  : 
priest,  Lincoln,  1709  Sept.  :  licensed  to  cure  of  Egginton  chapel,  in  the  parish 
of  Leighton  Beaudesert  (Buzzard),  Herts.  Rector  of  Hocklift'e,  Beds.  7  Oct. 
1713,  patron,  Adam  Houghton.  On  tlie  death  of  his  father  he  was  presented 
by  one  Will.  Ansell  to  Aspley  17  Oct.  1718  and  a  dispensation  obtained  from 
Lambeth. 

Hardy,  John :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Garstang,  Lanes.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M"'  Firbank.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Ducktield 
4  Feb.   169f.     Age  17. 

Matric''.  as  Harvey :  but  Hardy  in  the  Study-rents.  One  of  these  names 
(with  no  degree)  was  vicar  of  Kinoulton  near  Nottingham  30  May  1729-35. 
Afterwards  vicar  of  Melton  Mowbray,  and  chaplain  to  the  Dowager  Countess 
of  Lincoln.  Married  Mary  Greene  of  Dunsby,  Lines.  Died  28  June  1740, 
aged  60.  Probably  father  of  Richard  adm.  1731,  who  was  born  and  educated 
at  Nottingham  :  a  Richard  Hardy  succeeded  John  at  Kinoulton. 

Fowler,  Gervase :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Stonegravel,  Derbs.  School  :  Chester- 
field, under  M''  Browne.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Waterhouse  5  Feb.  169y. 
Age  17. 

In  residence  before  Mich''.  1697  :  appears  as  D^  Fowler  in  Study-rents 
Mich^  1701:  probably  B.A.  Mids.  1701:  "B.A.  1708"  in  the  Catalogus 
Grad.  Cant,  must  be  an  eiror.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1705  June  (de- 
.scribed  as  B.A.,  Christ's):  priest,  1711  May.  "Hypodidascalus"  of  Chesterfield 
School.  Probably  rector  of  Langwith,  Deibs.  about  eight  miles  east  of  Chester- 
field 4  June  1719.  Died  1  Feb.  17J,|,  and  buried  at  Chesterfield  :  M.I.  (Glover, 
2.  273). 

Woolhouse,  Williain  Harker:  [father  not  given]:  born  at  Muskham,  Notts. 
School:  not  given.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Duckfield  26  Feb.  1694. 
Age  17. 

Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169|. 

Hall,  Martin :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Aspley  Guise,  Beds.  School :  Guil[d]s- 
borough,  under  M''  Worling.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  19  Mar. 
1694.     Age  13. 

B.A.  1702.  Admitted  scholar  20  Mar.  169f.  Brother  of  Edward  (above). 
Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  170|  Mar.  :  priest,  Lincoln,  1709  Sept.  : 
licensed  to  curacy  of  Bow  Brickhill,  Bucks.  Probably  rector  of  High  Laver, 
Essex  23  Dec.  1727  :  died  there  1734. 

Wilding,  Richard :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Brotherton,  Lanes.  Educated  by 
M''  Forster.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield  17  April  1697.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Winding)  170°  ;  M.A.  (Wilding)  1704.  Admitted  scholar  (Willding) 
21  Feb.  169|.  Ordained  deacon  (Wilding),  Lincoln,  1702  May:  licensed  to 
Isley- Walton,  Leics. :  priest,  London,  1703  May.  Chaplain  to  the  Bishop  of 
Ely.     Rector  of  Throcking,  near  Buntingford  [not  in  Clutterbuck].     Had  dis- 


1697  139 

pensation  10  Jan.  170^  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Aspeden,  distant  about  two 
miles.     Died  before  April  174:3. 
Father  of  Richard  (172f). 

Burvill,  Henry :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Tilmerston,  Kent.  School :  Rochester. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Ducktield  21  Apr.  1697.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170A;  M.A.  1704.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169^.  At  a  Fellowship 
election  (at  which  he  had  the  support  of  Dean  Ullock  and  others)  in  1702  the 
votes  were  evenly  divided  between  him  and  Will.  Burrell  (see  below) :  Matt. 
Baines  who  seems  to  have  been  at  Tonbridge  came  up  to  give  his  vote,  which 
he  had  promised  some  time  before,  for  Burvill :  this  would  have  given  him  the 
necessary  majority.  But  Baines  was  induced  to  absent  himself  from  the  meeting 
— -according  to  Burvill  and  five  of  his  supporters,  including  John  Boldero — 
because  Withers  threatened  him  that  his  father  the  cook  should  be  ruined 
and  all  his  kindred.  Covel's  name — he  voted  for  Burrell — is  not  mentioned  by 
the  five.  There  being  no  election,  the  matter  went  to  the  V.O.  D''  Richardson, 
who  nominated  Burrell  :  and  Burrell  was  duly  elected.  Burvill  was  ordained 
deacon,  Rochester,  1703  Sept.  Vicar  of  West  Peckham,  Kent  1709.  Vicar 
of  Ryarsh,  5  June  1730-42  (Memorials  of  Mailing,  169). 

Warren,  Robert:  son  of  Erasmus:  born  at  Worrington  [Worlington],  Suffolk. 
School :  Bury,  under  M"'  Leeds.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  7  June 
1697.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170";  M.A.  1704;  D.D.  1716.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169f.  The 
father  Erasmus  (1654)  was  rector  of  Worlington,  near  Mildenhall  166|^.  The 
son  was  ordained  priest,  Rochester,  170ij  Jan.  :  appointed  to  Sir  John  Morden's 
College,  Blackheath.  Rector  of  Charlton  28  Mar.  1704  :  resigned  it  in  1736: 
had  dispensation  15  Nov.  1718  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Stratford-le-Bow, 
Midds.,  distant  three  miles  [?].  Vicar  of  Hampstead  173i^-1740.  Died  1  June 
1740.  Gave  £40  to  the  College  :  of  which  £20  was  in  lieu  of  his  "treat"  on 
taking  the  D.D.  degree.  Author  :  Tlie.  Rich  Man's  Charge,  a  sermon  preached 
at  Morden  College  6  Sept.  1711. 

Brome,  James  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Nevingtons  [Newington],  Kent.  School : 
Canterbury,  under  M"'  Atkins.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield  29  June 
1697.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170f ;  M.A.  1704.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169|.  Son  of  James 
(1666)  rector  of  Cheriton  and  vicar  of  Newington,  Kent,  and  traveller  :  father 
of  James  (1739).  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1701  Dec.  Chaplain  to  the  Bishop 
of  Chester.  Rector  of  Great  Henny,  Essex  8  Mar.  170|^:  had  dispensation 
28  Nov.  1712  to  hold  the  contiguous  rectory  of  Pebmarsh,  which  he  resigned 
1716.  Rector  of  Colne  Wakes,  Essex  24  July  1729.  He  seems  to  have  been 
there  in  1768  (the  date  of  Morant's  Essex). 

*Burrell,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Bright-Lyn  [Brightling],  Sussex. 
School :  Saffron  Walden,  under  M"'  Kilborne.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M-^  Duckfield   12  July  1697.     Age  15. 

B.A.  170i;  M.A.  1705  ;  D.D.  {com.  reg.)  1728,  admitted  1729.  Admitted 
scholar  21  Feb.  169|.  Elected  Fellow  (in  place  of  Rob.  Bevin)  27  Oct.  1702  : 
for  the  circumstances,  see  under  Hen.  Burvill,  above  :  admitted  (according  to 
a  note  by  the  Master  "  upon  a  devolution  in  our  election  upon  the  Vice- 
Chancellor  and  2  Senior  Doctors,  by  their  Nomination  and  Assumption,  and 
in  virtue  of  their  Mandate  to  me  directed  bearing  date  Oct.  17,  1702.  John 
Govel."  Ordained  deacon,  Chichester,  1702  Dec.  :  priest,  Peterborough,  1706 
May.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher  1705.  Praelector  1706. 
Steward  1707.    Succeeded  his  father  as  rector  of  Brightling  in  1708.    Resigned 


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his  fellowship  before  Nov.  1709.  Chaplain  to  the  King,  10  Jan.  172f.  Had 
dispensation  17  Oct.  1722  to  hold  with  Brightling  the  vicarage  of  Icklesham, 
distant  15  miles.     Died,  and  buried  at  Brightling  12  May  1737. 

Smith,  Thomas :  son  of  Ralph :  born  at  Pipe-wood-houses,  Staffs.  Educated 
[1  at  Lichfield]  by  M'  Shaw.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Ducktield  10  Oct.  1697. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  170i.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169|.  Ordained  deacon  as  B.A.  of 
Christ's,  Lincoln,  170|  May,  "  sufficienter  intitulatus" — whatever  that  may 
imply:  priest,  Peterborough,  1707.  Probably  the  Tho.  Smith  presented  by 
the  College  to  Helpston,  and  vicar  1706-2G  :  buried  at  Helpston  (Sweeting, 
Peterborough  Churches,  93). 

Michell  (Mitchell),  Robert:  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Upwood,  Hunts.  School: 
Eton,  under  M''  Newborough,  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Duckfield  — 
Oct.  1697.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Michell)  170J.     Admitted  scholar  (Michell)  5  Jan.  169|. 

Lewis,  Bernard: 

Admitted  at  Jesus  College  June  1697.  Migrated  to  St  John's  where  he 
was  admitted  sizar  under  AP  Orchard  2  Oct.  1697,  as  son  of  Geo.  Lewis,  clerk, 
born  and  educated  at  Abergwilly,  Carmarthenshire.  B.A.  (St  John's)  170^; 
M.A.  1704.  First  appears  as  of  Christ's  in  York  Register,  "  Bernard  Lewis 
M.A.  of  Christ's  College,"  ordained  priest,  York,  1706  Sept.  Rector  of 
Thorpe  Bassett  2  Sept.   1 706  :  patron,  the  Earl  of  Carlisle. 

Bysshe  (Bylshe),  Thomas : 

Son  of  Christopher,  of  Cuckfield,  Sussex,  pleb.  Matric"*.  at  St  John's,  Oxford 
9  July  1677,  aged  17.  B.A.  from  Oriel  College  1681.  Incorporated  at 
Cambridge:  M.A.  (Christ's)  1704.  Rector  of  Tarring,  Sussex  1698  (Al.  Ox. 
227)  and  of  South  Heighten :  also  vicar  of  Eastbourne  1704,  distant  eight  miles, 
by  dispensation  from  Lambeth  :  he  was  chaplain  to  the  Dowager  Countess  of 
Anglesey  :  the  vicarage  was  forfeited  by  reason  of  his  not  taking  the  oath  of 
abjuration  :  but  his  license  was  renewed  9  Oct.  1708  (Lambeth  Register). 

Heton,  Thomas : 

Son  of  James  of  Bolton,  Lanes.,  pleb.    Matric''.  at  Brasenose,  Oxford  1 9  Jan. 
169?,  aged  20.    B.A.  1694.     Incorporated  at  Cambridge  :  M.A.  (Christ's)  1704. 
Rector  of  Hoi [y]  well,  Beds.  1701.     Rector  of  Wyddial,  Herts.  1718.     {Al.  Ox. 
699.) 
Pountney,  Thomas : 

Son  of  — ,  clerk.  Matric".  at  St  Mary  Hall,  Oxford  3  Jan.  1694.  B.  A.,  but 
date  not  found.  Incorporated  at  Cambridge:  M.A.  (Christ's)  1704;  incor- 
porated at  Oxford  8  July  1704. 

Birch  (Burch),  Joseph  :  son  of  Samuel :  born  in  London.  School :  Westminster, 
under  M"'  Nipe  [D''  Knipe].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  2 1  Jan. 
1691      Age  15. 

M.B.  (Birch)  1703.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169|.  Possibly  son  of 
Samuel  (1675). 

Johnson,  Benjamin  :  son  of  OHver :  born  at  Capell,  Suffolk.  Educated  C?  at  home) 
by  M"'  Coleman.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield  25  Jan.  169;-.  Age  17. 
B.A.  1701,.     Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169f. 

Kifford,  John  [but  by  mistake  for  Henry] :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  Cambridge, 
near  Christ's  "cuius  accola  prius  fuisset."  School:  King's  College  School, 
under  M''  Rosewell,  Fellow  of  King's.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield 
2  Feb.   169^.     Age  17. 


1698  141 

B.A.  (Heury)  170i  ;  M.A.  1705.  Admitted  scholar  (Henry)  21  Feb.  ITOf 
Ordained  deacon  (Hen.  Kifford),  Norwich,  1703  Sept.  :  priest,  1704  Sept. 
Rector  of  Dennington,  Suffolk  1741.  Died  1752  and  buried  at  Halesworth 
(Davy). 

Paley,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Long-[Lang-]clifFe,  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  28  March 
1698.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170i;  M.A.  1709;  incorporated  Oxford  1709.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1704  Sept.  :  priest,  1706  June.  Vicar  of  Hunslet,  Leeds,  1718-173^  13  Jan., 
when  he  died,  aged  49.  Perhaps  also  vicar  of  Kirkleatham  in  Cleveland 
18  April  1723  :  allowed  leave  of  absence  25  Oct.  1726  :  gone  in  1732.  Buried 
at  Hunslet :  M.I.  in  old  church  (now  demolished).  Often  referred  to  in 
Thoresby's  Diary  :  Thoresby,  though  a  nonconformist,  often  went  to  hear  him 
preach  1720-3,  and  thought  highly  of  him.  Author  of  The  whole  duty  of 
Prayer,  from  the  evidence  of  Reason  and  Revelation,  with  prayers  for  Evening 
and  Morning,  1730,  Leeds.  (W.  B.  Paley,  Esq.)  The  connexion  of  this  man 
with  the  John  Paley,  supposed  to  be  the  first  of  LangclifFe,  who  had  sons 
Thomas  b.  1675  and  William  b.  1680  (admitted  here  16  June  of  this  same 
year)  is  not  clear.  Possibly  John  (the  father)  and  the  original  William  were 
brothers. 

Shaw,  Thomas:  son  of  John:  born  at  Colchester.  School:  Brentwood.  Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M"'  Waterhouse  30  Mar.  1698.     Age  16. 

LL.B.  1703.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169|.  A  John  Shaw  of  St  Ann's, 
Colchester  married  about  1677  Anne,  daughter  of  Tho.  Broom,  Serjeant-at-law, 
and  had  sons  John  (who  died  without  issue  1715)  and  Thomas,  perhaps  our 
man:  on  John's  death  the  family  estate  was  sold  (Morant,  1.  118).  One 
Tho.  Shaw  was  vicar  of  Wyberton,  Lines.  17  Oct.  1712,  patron,  John  Shaw 
(for  this  turn). 

*Aynsley,  Ralph :  son  of  Mark  :  born  at  Gallowshill  [in  parish  of.  Bolam], 
Northumb''.  School  :  Durham,  under  M''  Rudd.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M--  Duckfield  7  May  1698.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170^;  M.A.  1705.  Signed  first  Aynsley :  then  regularly  Anesley. 
Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169f.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1702  May. 
Elected  Fellow  27  June  1704,  succeeding  Hen.  Cook.  Junior  Dean,  Cateohist 
and  Bunting  Preacher  1708.  Praelector  1708.  Steward  1709.  Senior  Dean 
1715,  1722.  Scrutator  for  the  University  1715.  Had  a  very  few  pupils — 
the  last  in  1711.  Presented  to  Hapton  4  July  1717  :  to  Gately  9  Apr.  1718 
(succeeding  Rob.  Withers  who  died  there) :  resigned  it  before  29  April  1724  : 
the  value  being  small  he  retained  his  Fellowship  with  it  (it  was  afterwards 
augmented  by  a  beneficial  lease  of  the  rectory)  :  probably  he  did  not  reside. 
On  25  Jan.  172|  he  was  nominated  together  with  Tho.  Husband  for  Lord 
Berkeley's  usual  selection  for  the  rectory  of  Kegworth  :  but  Lord  Berkeley 
chose  M"'  Husband.  On  27  Mar.  1724  he  was  presented  to  Ingoldsby,  vacant 
by  the  death  of  Ri.  Ward — the  first  presentation  made  by  the  College :  his 
fellowship  was  declared  vacant  17  Jan.  172|.  Died  at  Ingoldsby  and  buried 
there  3  Jan.  17^^. 

Aynsley  was  doubtless  a  Tory  and  politically,  perhaps  personally,  hostile 
to  Towers.  It  was  he  and  Boldero  who  induced  Covel  to  declare  Towers' 
fellowship  vacant  in  1714,  and  probably  he  was  the  Fellow  who  ran  Towers 
hard  for  the  Mastership  in  172|.  He  was  one  of  the  four  Fellows  who 
desired  the  V.C.  to  enquire  into  the  circumstances  of  that  election.  Probably 
he  was  not  unwilling  to  get  away  from  the  College  after  20  years  of  residence 
in  1724.     He  seems  not  to  have  remained  for  his  "year  of  grace." 


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Paley,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Long-[Lang-]cliffe,  Yorks.  School : 
Giggleswick,  under  M'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield 
16' June  1698.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170i;  M.A.  1705.  Ordained  deacon,  Worcester,  170|.  One  of  these 
names  was  vicar  of  Elshani,  Lines.  13  June  1704,  patron.  Will.  Thompson, 
armiger.  Son  of  William,  who  was  perhaps  the  man  who  acquired  the  Lang- 
cliS'e  estate  :  see  under  Robert  Paley  (1616).  The  following  pedigree  shows 
the  connexion  of  the  various  members  of  the  College  of  this  name,  so  far  as 
known  :  I  am  indebted  for  it  to  M"'  W.  B.  Paley,  the  present  representative 
of  the  younger  branch. 


—  Paley  of  Langcliffe 


William  (? 


Thomas  William  (1698) 

George  William  (1729) 

I 1  I 

Thomas                    (3  s.)  George  William  (1758) 

(2  s.)  John  Green        3  .s.  Tliomas     (4  s.)  Robert  M.D.  =  Mary  William     Edmund 

whence  the  present  owner  |                                                   | 

of  Langcliffe  and  of  Ampton,  Suffolk  Thomas  B.D. 


I  Fred.  Apthorp    Francis  Henry  (1844) 

George  Knowles  (1880)  | 

W.  B.  Paley 

Waterhouse,  David  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Wakefield.  School :  Wakefield,  under 
M"^  Armitage.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  9  May  1698.  Age  18. 
B.A.  1701;  M.A.  1705.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169|.  Brother  of 
Benjamin  (169i).  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1703  May:  priest,  Rochester, 
1705;  licensed  "to  Tunbridge  Wells.  Rector  of  Langley,  Kent  171f-1758 
Nov.  4,  when  he  died  (Al.  Ox.  1506).  He  had  three  sons,  all  educated  at 
Oxford  :  Ben.  at  Univ.  1735 ;  David  at  Ch.  Ch.  (afterwards  rector  of  Langley 
1759-80);  and  Thomas  at  Univ.  173f.  {Al.  Ox.  ib.)  Author:  Epistolae  sex 
ad  amicum  de  divinitate  Christi,  edited  1763  by  his  brother,  Ben.,  vicar  of 
Hollingbourne. 

Littlewood,  Peter :  son  of  Peter  :  born  at  Stabley  [?  Staveley],  Derbs.  School : 
Stavele}',  under  M''  Edmonds.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Waterhouse  9  June 
1698.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  170^.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169f.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield, 
(probably)  Sept.  1702;  licensed  to  Holmesfield  chapel  in  Drontield  parish 
20  Sept.:  priest,   1704  June:  licensed  to  Bi-ampton,  Derbs. 

Flasby,  John :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Overtown,  Lanes.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  9  June  1698.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170|;  M.A.  1706,  incorporated  at  Oxford  1712.  Ordained  deacon, 
Worcester,  170^:  priest,  Lincoln,  170|  March;  licensed  to  Westmill,  Herts. 
Vicar  of  Groton,  Sufifolk  1704-36,  when  he  died.  Also  vicar  of  Edwardstone 
1706.  {Al.  Ox.  504:.)  Buried  at  Groton  7  Dec.  1736.  His  only  son,  Joseph, 
admitted  at  St  John's  1727,  was  buried  at  Groton,  June  1731. 

England,  Thomas :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Buntingford.    School :  Buntingford, 

under  his  father.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  20  June  1698.     Age  16. 

B.A.   170A;   M.A.   1705.     Admitted  scholar  21   Feb.   169|.     His  father, 

Richard,   admitted    1667.      Ordained   deacon,   London,    170|    March  :    priest, 

Norwich,  1706  December.    Vicar  of  Westwell,  Kent  20  Dec.  1711.    Chaplain 


1698  143 

to  Dowager  Countess  of  Salisbury.  On  4  June  1729  had  dispensation  to 
hold  also  the  vicarage  of  Wennington,  distant  two  miles.  A  Tho.  England 
(but  probably  another,  though  no  other  is  a  graduate  of  either  University), 
died  rector  of  Crich,  Derbs.  7  Feb.  1730  (1  173J).  (Cox,  Derbs.  Churches, 
4.  .52.) 

Keate,  William  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Char(d)stock,  Dorset.  School :  Chard. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  25  June  1698.  Age  18:  but  (as  the 
praelector,  John  Broughton,  implies)  more  ;  "  non  Tyro,  sed  (si  Barbae  tides) 
emeritus;  annum  agens  (prout  ipse  modeste  satis  testatur)  undevigesimum." 

B.A.  170i.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169|.  James  Keate  was  of  Wadham 
and  Exeter  and  vicar  of  Chardstock  1669.  The  praelector's  suspicion  as  to 
William's  age  makes  it  unlikely  that  he  was  the  Rev.  Sir  Will.  Keate,  Bart., 
who  died  at  Digswell,  near  Welwyn  6  Feb.  1757  aged  72  {Gent.  Mag.  p.  142) — 
who  would  have  been  only  13  in  1698. 

Lynsey,  George  :  born  in  Northumberland  :  M.  A.  of  the  University  of  Edinburgh 
("  e  collegio  prope  Edenburgam  ").  Admitted  (surety,  M''  Duckfield)  to  the 
Bachelors'  Table  "pro  gradus  dignitate. '' 

Did  not  reside,  so  far  as  I  find.  One  Geo.  Lindsay  was  vicar  of  Alnham 
St  Michael,  Northumberland  :  died  vicar  1746. 

Cooper,  John  [probably  by  error  for  William] :  B.A.  of  Peterhouse :  admitted  in 
order  to  proceed  to  M.A.     Surety,  M"'  Duckfield. 

B.A.  (Will.  Cooper)  169i  (Pet.);  M.A.  (Christ's)  1698.  One  Will. 
Cooper  rector  of  Bolingbroke,  Lines.  15  Dec.  1698  :  one  vicar  of  Friskney 
3  Nov.  1703  :  one  rector  of  Fishtoft  14  July  1705. 

Greggs,  Switchcoat  (Whichcott) :  "  ignoto  sibi  vel  nomine  tenus  Patre  suo, 
natus  vero,  uti  probe  meminerit,  apud  Lyncolniam."  School :  Lincoln,  under 
M'  Gramston  [?Garmston].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckworth  30  June 
1698.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Whichcott  Greggs)  at  Pembroke,  1705.  The  perversion  of  his 
own  name  is  as  strange  as  his  ignorance  of  his  father's. 

Mason,  Edward:  B.A.  of  Oxford  four  years  before  at  "Balial."  Admitted 
1  July  to  take  M.A.  at  Cambridge.  Surety,  M''  Broughton.  Son  of  T.  Mason, 
pleb. :  born  at  Monmouth,  matric''.  at  Balliol  15  Dec.  1690,  aged  17. 

B.A.  1694;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1698.  Rector  of  Hampton  Bishop,  co. 
Hereford  1698,  and  of  Bromyard  (third  portion)  1700.     (Al.  Ox.  982.) 

Meadow,  Edmund  :  son  of  Edmund  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School :  Bury, 
under  M"^  Edw.  Leeds.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  8  July  1698. 
Age  15. 

Admitted  scholar  (Medow)  21  Feb.  169|.     Resided  (Meadows)  till  Mich'. 

1701. 

Baines,  John :  son  of  John  "  e  nobis  alter  "  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School  : 
Perse,  Cambridge  ("  schola  publica  "),  under  M''  Sparks.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"-  Lovett  8  July  1698.     Age  14. 

B.A.  170§;  M.A.  1706.  Admitted  (Baynes)  scholar  21  Feb.  169|. 
Younger  son  of  John  the  dp^'Mayftpos  (see  under  Matthew,  1694):  he  signs 
his  own  name  Baynes,  by  a  freak,  as  his  kindred  were  all  Baines.  The  last  (and 
at  the  time  the  only)  pupil  of  M"'  Lovett,  to  whom  the  cook  remained  faithful : 
Baines  kept  in  the  Master's  lodging,  with  his  tutor  (who  also  had  rooms  there) 
till  at  least  Mich".  1706  :  the  usual  entry  in  the  list  of  Fellows  and  their 
pupils  being  "  M"'  Baines  (the  cook)  for  his  son."  Ordained  deacon,  London, 
1706  Sept.:  priest,  1708  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Lynn  Regis.     In  1718  he  became 


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reotor  of  Cockley  Cley,  Norfolk  :  on  8  Feb.  17ij  he  hail  a  dispensation  to  hold 
also  Ringstead  St  Andrew's  (in  the  gift  of  the  College)  distant  20  miles.  He 
was  chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Denbigh.     He  held  Ringstead  till  173.5  (?  1753). 

Bulkley,  Richard:  only  son  and  heir  of  Richard,  Baron  Bulkeley,  Viscount  Cashel: 
born  at  Baron  Hill  ("  sedes  avita  ")  "props  Bellomariscum,"  Anglesey.  Edu- 
cated at  home,  finally  by  M''  Trigg.  Admitted  as  nobleman  ("  pro  ordinis 
sui  dignitate  "),  under  M'  Duckfield  16  Aug.  1698.     Age  16. 

M.  A.  1 700.  Resided  at  the  Master's  "above  the  ante-chapel "  till  Lady  Day 
1701.  Son  of  the  third  Viscount  by  Mary,  daughter  of  Sir  Phil.  Egerton  of 
Egerton,  Cheshire.  Fourth  Viscount  Bulkeley  of  Cashel,  170L  M.P.  for 
Anglesey  1 705-24.  Gave  in  1 702  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel  £21.1 2s.  Od. 
Constable  of  Beaumaris  Castle  ;  and  of  Carnarvon  1713.  Married  Lady 
Bridget  Bertie,  daughter  of  James,  Earl  of  Abingdon  ;  had  two  sons,  the 
fifth  and  sixth  Viscounts.     Died  at  Bath,  1724,  aged  41.     (Collins,  8.  16.) 

Butler,  Jacob :  son  of  John,  LL.D.  :  born  at  Wallington,  Herts.  School  : 
Bishop  Stortford,  under  M''  Tooke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield 
16  Aug.  1698.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170| ;  M.A.  1706.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  169f.  John,  the  father, 
who  married  Susanna  Bodendick,  was  rector  of  Wallington.  Barrister  at 
law  :  proprietor  of  an  estate  at  Barnwell,  Oarabs.  where  he  lived  and  died. 
Six  feet  four  inches  in  height  and  very  eccentric.  Married  Rose,  daughter  of 
—  Clerk,  rector  of  Somerby.  He  erected  in  Barnwell  Church  three  tablets  to 
his  ancestors  and  three  more  autobiographical,  leaving  the  dates  of  the  death 
of  himself  and  iiis  wife  to  be  filled  in.  These  three  are  printed  at  length  in 
Cooi)er's  Annals,  4.  336-9,  and  are  curious,  but  too  long  to  give  here.  They 
describe  his  "  invariable  steadiness  in  the  cause  of  Liberty,  which  would  have 
entitled  him  to  rewards  in  any  age  or  country  where  Virtue  was  not  a 
crime  and  Corruption  the  safest  path  to  Honour."  His  virtue  was  chiefly 
shewn  in  fighting  with  the  Corporation.  Once  (in  1754)  he  offered  himself  as 
a  candidate  for  Parliament,  but  without  success  :  but  entitled  himself  justly 
to  the  name  of  the  Old  Briton.  His  labours  in  the  cause  of  freedom  were 
many.  He  fought  a  M'  Sindrey  an  alderman  of  the  town  who  (like  Ahab 
king  of  Israel)  wanted  his  neighbour's  propei'ty  on  which  to  erect  a  dog-kennel ; 
here  M''  Butler  was  successful  in  his  action.  Edward  Gillam,  a  farmer  of 
Cambridge,  would  plough  30  acres  of  the  Lammas  land  south  of  Cambridge  : 
whereby  "  all  the  sheep  were  damaged  in  their  feed  much  more  in  their 
winter  layer  "  :  hence  another  successful  action.  He  ended  his  life  28  May 
1765  aged  84,  and  Rose  Butler  5  May  1778  aged  87  :  they  were  both  buried 
in  the  same  grave  made  by  him  on  the  south  side  of  the  chancel. 

Robinson,  Brian :  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Clapham,  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M''  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield  30  Jan. 
169f     Age  19. 

B.A.  170f.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^.  Author  :  A  Treatise  on 
Animal  Economy  (Cooper  and  Le  Keux,  where  he  is  called  M.D. — but  not  of 
Cambridge).  An  Essay  on  Coin,  London,  1758.  Also  A  Dissertation  on  the 
Aether  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton,  1743. 

Weatherhead,  Anthony :  son  of  Anthony :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School : 
Giggleswick,  under  M"'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield 
30  Jan.   169f.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170|.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1704  Sept. :  priest,  1706  June.  Usher 
at  Giggleswick  12  Mar.  1704.  Licensed  to  Normanton  grammar  school  1730. 
Vicar  of    Holme  (near  Burnley,    Lanes.)   1742-60,  when  he  died,  aged  80 


1699  145 

(Whitaker,  Whalley,  2.  207 — but  the  age  does  not  quite  agree).  According  to 
Gent.  Mag.  1749,  4776,  he  was  vicar  of  Winterton,  Lines.  I  can  find  only 
one  of  these  names. 

Moss(e)  Charles  :  son  of  Robert,  of  Norfolk.  School  :  Norwich,  under  M"'  Burton. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  7  Feb.  169|.     Age  15. 

B.A.  170|;  M.A.  1706;  M.D.  1713.  Admitted  (Mosse)  scholar  21  Feb. 
1695^.  Practised  medicine  at  Kingston-on-HuU.  Died  1731,  aged  46. 
(Poulson,  758.) 

Barker,  William  :  son  of  James :  born  at  Winwick,  Lanes.    School  :  Warrington, 
under  M'  Shaw.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Withers  9  Feb.  169f.    Age  16. 
B.A.  170§.     Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170f. 

Hodson  (or  Hodgson),  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Ringste[a]d,  Norfolk. 
School :  Brancaster,  under  his  father.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield 
11  Apr.  1699.     Age  1.5. 

B.A.  170|.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^.  Son  of  John  (1669): 
brother  of  Henry  (169^).  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  by  letters  dimissory 
from  Norwich,  1703  May.  One  of  these  names  was  rector  of  Thurstaston, 
Cheshire  1705-52.     (Ormerod-Helsby,  2.  510.) 

*Moor  (or  More),  John :  son  of  John  [husbandman]  :  born  at  Middleton,  West- 
moreland. School :  Sedber[gh]  [for  four  years],  under  M''  Wharton.  Admitted 
(after  residing  one  year  at  St  John's)  pensioner  under  M''  Withers  27  June 
1699.     Age  19. 

B.A.  170i  ;  M.A.  1705.  Admitted  scholar  (More)  21  Feb.  170^— later  he 
always  signs  Moor  :  Covel  always  writes  him  More.  Elected  Fellow  in  place 
of  Simon  Every,  19  Apr.  1704.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1704  Sept.  :  priest, 
Ely,  1705  Sept.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher  1706.  Prae- 
lector  1707.  Steward  1708.  Senior  Dean  1714.  Took  a  few  pupils — • 
averaging  about  ten  in  all,  between  1709  and  1714.  One  of  the  Fellows 
who  appealed  to  tiie  V.C.  against  the  Master's  action  in  appointing  Boldero 
President  in  1714.  He  seems  to  have  died  suddenly:  he  was  buried  in  the 
ante-chapel  22  Dec.  1714,  aged  34  :  but  no  memorial  of  him  is  there  now. 

Swann,  Richard  :  son  of  Robert  :  born  in  London.  School :  Cambridge  (Pei'se), 
under  M'  Sparkes.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  28  Apr.  1699. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  170|;  M.A.  1707.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^.  Ordained 
deacon,  Peterborough,  1705  June.  Perhaps  rector  of  Freckenham,  Sufiblk 
(Davy). 

Wilson,  Benjamin :  son  of  Louis  :  born  in  London.    School :  Eton,  under  M''  New- 
burgh.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  3  July  1699.     Age  18. 
Resided  till  Mich".  1700. 

Foster  (Forster),  Richard :  son  of  Richard :  born  in  Cambridge.  School  : 
Camljridge  [King's  College  School],  under  M''  Rosewell.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M--  Duckfield  7  July  1699.     Age  15. 

B.A.  (Foster)  170f  ;  M.A.  1716.  Admitted  scholar  (Foster)  19  Feb.  170f. 
Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1706  Sept. 

Hampson,  John:  son  of  John  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Cambridge  [King's 
College  School],  under  M''  Rosewell.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield 
7  July  1699.     Age  14. 

B.A.  170f  ;  M.A.  1709.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|.  There  is  a 
Latin  letter  from  him  to  Covel  (10.  Kal.  Apr.  170f)  written  from  Cambridge 

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146  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

while  still  B.  A.,  describing  how  he  joined  a  crowd  to  go  to  an  execution  ;  how 
moved  by  the  last  words  of  one  of  the  criminals  he  expressed  a  belief  in  his 
possible  salvation  ;  for  which  he  was  fiercely  attacked  by  "  fanaticus  quidam." 
(Add.  Mss.  22911,  p.  95.)  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1706  Sept.  :  priest, 
Ely,  1708  Sept.  :  curate  of  East  Church,  Isle  of  Sheppey.  Probably  curate 
of  Kegworth  (of  which  Covel  remained  rector)  :  his  wife,  Mary,  to  whom  he 
had  been  married  two  months,  died  there  in  1714  :  and  he  followed  her  18  Aug. 
1716,  aged  33 :  "  humanis  functus  miseriis,  hie  in  Cliristo  obdormivit  "  are  the 
words  (probably  his  own)  which  end  his  epitaph  (Nichols,  Tojwgraphica,  8. 
1444). 

Rutter  (afterwards  Rutterforth),  George  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Tadlow, 
Cambs.  School :  Wrestlingworth,  under  M''  Bristow.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'-Duckfield  7  July  1699.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Rutterforth)  170| ;  M.A.  1719.  Admitted  scholar  (Rutterforth) 
19  Feb.  170j.  Brother  of  Tho.  Rutter  (1695).  The  family  seems  to  have 
changed  its  name  about  1700,  after  Thomas  had  graduated.  Geo.  Rutterforth 
was  ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1705  Sept.  :  priest,  Peterborough,  1707  Sept. 
Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Bradford.  Vicar  of  Buhner,  Essex  9  June  1708 
(patron,  John  Brown,  gent.).  Had  dispen-sation  to  hold  also  Otton  Belchamp, 
distant  two  miles,  24  Nov.  1720.    He  also  held  Belchamp- Walter.    Died  1751. 

Cudworth,  Robert :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Hornsey,  Midds.  School :  Oxford 
[?  King  Edward's],  under  M'  Badgworth.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield 
22  July  1699.     Age  17. 

Probably  never  resided.  Probably  a  grandson  of  D''  Cudworth,  and  son  of 
Charles  who  married  in  India  :  see  page  49  :  any  son  of  that  marriage  could 
not  have  been  more  than  15|  at  this  time — but  the  age  here  given  may  be 
wrong. 

Coldham,  James :  son  of  James  :  born  in  Norfolk.  Admitted  fellow-commoner, 
under  M'  Duckfield  20  Sept.  1699.     Age  not  given. 

Probably  never  resided.  Perhaps  of  Aumer  Hall  :  see  Burke,  L.G.  (1871), 
259. 

Bradbury,  Wentworth  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Mildenhall,  Sufi'olk.  School : 
Bury,  under  M^  Edw.  Leeds.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield 
19  Dec.  1699.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170f ;  M.A.  1707.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170f.  Ordained 
deacon,  Norwich,  1706  Sept.  :  priest,  170f  March  :  licensed  to  Herringswell, 
Suffolk.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Bristol.  Rector  of  Wicken  Bonant,  Essex 
26  Nov.  1720.  On  22  Nov.  1721  had  dispensation  to  hold  also  the  vicarage 
of  Arkesden,  distant  one  mile.  Died  about  Feb.  1761  (1765  according  to 
Morant,  2.  588).  In  1704  the  advowson  of  Moulton  (not  yet  purchased  by 
Christ's  College)  was  leased  for  a  year  to  Tho.  Bradbury.  In  1718  the  same 
was  granted  by  Wentworth  Bradbury  to  Joli.  Delamere. 

Drew,  John : 

Son  of  John,  clerk,  of  Stourton,  Wilts.  Matriculated  at  Oriel  College, 
Oxford  30  Oct.  1690. 

B.A.  1694.  Incorporated  at  Cambridge:  M.A.  (Christ's)  1706.  Rector 
of  Kingston  Deverell  1706  (Al.  Ox.  425).  ' 

Sugden,  Joshua  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  "  Shelf,"  Yorks.  School :  Hippenhorm 
[Hipperhohne  near  Halifax].  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  27  Jan. 
169^.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170f;  M.A.  1707.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170f  Ordained 
deacon,  York,   J  705  June. 


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Brook[s]bank,  Joseph :  son  of  Gilbert :  born  at  Horton,  Yorks.  School : 
Bradford,  under  M'  Clapham.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield  27  Jan. 
1691.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170|.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  1705.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1707  Sept.:  priest,  1709  June.  Licensed  to  Luddenden  Chapel,  Halifax 
16  Aug.   1728. 

Pool,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Bobingworth,  Essex.  School  :  North  Weal 
[Weald],  under  M"'  Huit.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  31  Jan.  169^. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  170f.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^.  Ordained  deacon,  London, 
170|^  March  :  priest,  Chichester  (for  London),  1706 -Dec.  Probably  rector  of 
Farnham,  Essex  24  Dec.  1706  :  patron,  Joh.  Poole,  gent.  Died  1728  (Morant, 
2.   625). 

Hodson,  Henry:  son  of  John:  born  at  Titchwell,  Norfolk.  School:  Brancaster, 
under  his  father.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  20  Mar.  169^.  Age  16. 
B.A.  170J.  Subscribed  the  Declaration  (doubtless  as  scholar)  19  Feb. 
170|.  Brother  of  John  (1699).  Ordained  deacon  at  Westminster  by  Bishop 
Waice  of  Lincoln  1707  June  :  licensed  to  Piaithby  and  Sutterby,  Lines.  Rector 
of  Conisholme,  Lines.  10  Dec.  1711.  Married  in  1715  Mary,  daughter  of 
D"'  Ingram  More,  rector  of  Maltby,  Lines.  Vicar  of  Headcorn,  Kent  (collated 
by  D--  Wake,  Archbishop  of  Canterbury)  2  Oct.  1716-23.  Rector  of  Sand- 
hurst 1722-1753,  when  he  resigned.     Died  24  Dec.  1771. 

Carew,  Isaac  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Waldingfield,  Suffolk.  School :  Bury, 
under  M'  Leydes  (Leeds).  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  2  Apr.  1700. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  170f;  M.A.  1707.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170S.  Vicar  of 
Wickham  Market  1707  till  his  death  22  Sept.   1750. 

Cleiveland  (Cleaveland),  John :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Bridgnorth,  Salop. 
School :  Rugby,  under  M''  Holyoke.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield 
23  April  1700.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Cleiveland)  170f  ;  M.A.  1707.  Son  of  William,  vicar  of  Dudley,  by 
his  wife  Eliz.  Rogerson  of  Bridgnorth  :  brother  of  Thomas  (17f|).  Admitted 
scholar  (Cleiveland)  2 1  Feb.  1 70f .  Ordained  deacon  (Cleiveland),  Worcester, 
1705  Aug.  :  priest,  1708  Sept.  Rector  of  Himley  St  Michael,  Staffs.  13  July 
1710.  Married  (1)  Mary  Colles,  by  whom  he  had  three  children  Mary,  Will. 
and  John,  who  all  died  young  :  (2)  Cath.  Grove,  by  whom  he  had  a  daughter, 
Cath.  who  died  an  infant.     Died  at  Himley  17  Apr.  1745. 

Ashton,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Falksworth  [Folksworth],  Hunts. 
School :  Oundle,  under  M''  Cawdwell  (Caldwell).  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duck- 
field 21  May  1700.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170f.     Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170f 

Turner,  Charles  :  son  of  William  :  bom  at  Roucham  [Rougham],  Suffolk.  School : 
Lavenham,  under  M"^  Drift.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Boldero  24  May  1700. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  170|.     Ordained  deacon,  London,  170|  March:  priest,  1707  June. 

Tatham,  William  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Ireby  [?  Ireleth],  Lanes.  [Elsewhere  said 
to  have  been  born  at  Thornton  ?  near  Poulton-le-fylde,  Lanes.]  School :  Kirk  by 
Lonsdale,  under  M''  Firbank.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  28  May 
1700.     Age  17. 

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148  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  170f ;  M.A.  1707.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  1705..  Ordained  deacon, 
London,  1706  Sept.:  priest,  Ely,  1707  Dec.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Dunmore. 
Rector  of  Wormingford,  Essex  23  Feb.  1709-60.  Had  dispensation  28,Oct. 
1717  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Polstead,  Suffolk,  distant  five  miles  :  and  in 
Dec.  1720  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Wiston  (or  Wissington),  Suffolk,  distant 
two  miles.     Died  1760.     His  son  John  admitted  1752. 

Drayton,  John :    son  of  George :   born  at  Burton  on  Trent.     School :    Burton, 

under  M'  Shilton.    Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Duckfield  30  May  1700.    Age  18. 

B.A.  170f.     Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  1702      Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield, 

1704  June.    Vicar  [1]  of  Newton  Solney,  Derbs.  on  the  nomination  of  Sir  Henry 

Every. 

Booth,  Charles :  son  of  George :  born  at  Weston,  Yorks.  School :  Bradford, 
under  M"'  Clayton.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Duckfield  31  May  1700. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  170f ;  M.A.  1715.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170§.  Ordained  deacon, 
York,  1704  June :  curate  of  Rawdon  chapel  in  the  parish  of  Guiseley,  Yorks. 
1704  June:  priest,  1706  Sept. 

Freeman,  Aubrey :  third  son  of  Ralph,  armiger :  born  at  Aspeden  Hall,  Herts. 
School :  Stortford,  under  M''  Tooke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield 
18  June  1700.     Age  15. 

Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1702.  His  mother 
was  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Sir  John  Aubrey  of  Llanthridred.  He  died  young 
(Clutterbuck,  3.  348). 

Jackson,  John  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Bradford.  School :  Bradford.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  27  June  1700.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170f ;  M.A.  1708.  One  of  these  names  signs  on  25  Nov.  1726  as 
minister  of  Stretford,  Manchester. 

Berrow,  Capell :  son  of  John:  born  at  Watford.  School:  Charterhouse  ("apud 
Carthusianos  ").  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  28  June  1700.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  170f  ;  M.A.  1712.  Perhaps  brother  of  Richard  (167f)  and  of  John 
(1682).  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1706 
Sept. :  priest,  1707  Sept.  Licensed  to  chapel  of  Totteridge,  Herts.  Sept. 
1709.  Rector  of  Northill,  Beds,  circa  1711  :  died  rector  28  Oct.  1751,  aged  77 
after  residing  at  Northill  for  40  years. 

Antill,  John :  [but  matric'*.  as  William  rightly] :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Whatton, 
Leics.  School :  Ashby-de-la-Zouch.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  3  July 
1700.     Age  19. 

LLB.  (Will.)  1709.  Admitted  scholar  (Will.)  21  Feb.  170|.  One  of  these 
names  was  rector  of  Lambley,  Notts. :  and  died  before  June  1714. 

Sherlock,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Buntingford.  School :  Buntingford. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  (after  one  year  at  Jesus  College)  :  date  not 
given,  but  early  in  1700.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  170|  ;  M.A.  1707.  Admitted  scholar  10  Feb.  169^.  Ordained  deacon, 
1707  June:  priest,  1708  Sept.  Curate  of  Deptford  22  Nov.  1716:  stipend 
£35.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Huntingdon.  Rector  of  Little  Burstead,  Essex 
1723.  Had  dispensation  to  hold  also  the  annexed  rectories  of  St  George, 
Botolph  Lane,  and  of  St  Botolph,  Billingsgate — distant  17  miles — 28  Oct.  1725. 
Died  1736. 

Hopkins,  William :  Oxoniensis.  Admitted  in  order  to  take  M.A.  degree.  No 
date  given. 


1700  149 

Son  of  Charles,  clerk,  born  at  Sutton-at-Hone,  Kent.  Matric''.  at  Oriel, 
Oxford  23  Apr.  1693,  aged  18.  B.A.  1696;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1700.  Vicar  of 
Horton  Kirby,  Kent  1698  (Foster,  Al.  Ox.  744) :  received  dispensation  for  non- 
residence  25  Mar.  1699.     Ordained  priest,  Rochester,  1698  (at  Westminster). 

Shaw,  Robert :  Oxoniensis.     Admitted  to  take  M.  A.  degree.     Date  not  given. 

Matric''.  (plebeius)  at  Brasenose,  Oxford  1693,  aged  18.  B.A.  1696  ;  M.A. 
(Christ's)  1700.     Rector  of  Handley,  Chesh.  1703  {Al.  Ox.  1341). 

Hemsworth,  George :  Oxoniensis.    Admitted  to  take  M.A.  degree.    No  date  given. 
Son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Berkhampstead.    Matric''.  at  Christ  Church,  Oxford 
31  Mar.  1691,  aged  16.     B.A.  1694;   M.A.   (Christ's)  1700.     {Al.  Ox.  692.) 
Ordained  priest,  London,  1703  Dec. 

Sherman,  William:  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Felstead,  Essex.  School ;  Felstead. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Sherwill  3  Sept.  1700.     Age  16. 

B.A.  1704.  Admitted  scliolar  19  Feb.  170j.  Admitted  at  the  Middle 
Temple,  6  June  1702.  Resided  till  Easter  170| — having  given  up  the  study 
of  Law.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1704  March  :  priest,  Ely,  1707.  Vicar  of 
Rushmere,  Suffolk  23  Dec.  1707,  patron  Sir  Sam.  Barnardiston. 

Viney,  Westerdale  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Colchester  ["Augusta  Trinobantum"]. 
School :  Gloucester  ("  Gloverniae  "),  under  M'  Wheeler.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M''  Duckfield  23  Sept.  1700.     Age  16. 

Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170f  Resided  till  June  1704.  John,  the  father, 
who  was  of  Magd.  Hall,  Oxford  was  also  of  the  Middle  Temple  and  a  Master 
of  the  Bench.     The  son  was  admitted  there  6  June  1702. 

Bigland,  Robert :  son  of  Edward,  serjeant-at-law  :  born  at  Nottingham.  School : 
Eton,  under  M''  Newburgh.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Burton  18  Nov. 
1700.     Age  16. 

Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1702.  Admitted 
at  Gray's  Inn  4  Dec.  1699.  Died  unmarried  (Foster,  Lanes,  pedigrees).  The 
family  was  of  Bigland  Hall,    Lanes. 

M"'  Serjeant  Edw.  Bigland  of  Gray's  Inn  as  "  a  grateful  tenant "  gave  £10 
in  1702  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel.  He  was  of  Long  Whatton,  Leics. 
and  M.P.  for  Nottingham :  married  Anne,  daughter  of  Peter  Richier  M.D. ; 
and  died  1704  (Burke,  H.C.  3.  239). 

Bradshaw,  George :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bi-ampton,  Yorks.  School :  Eton, 
under  M'  Newberry  (Newburgh).  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Duck- 
field  23  Nov.  1700.     Age  16. 

Resided  "  at  the  Master's,  over  the  parlour  "  till  Lady  Day  1703.  Admitted 
(as  of  Brampton  in  Treeton — near  Rotherham)  at  the  Middle  Temple  6  July 
1699.  Son  of  John  Bradshaw  (Sheriff  of  Derbs.  1717,  being  then  settled  at 
Eyam),  by  his  wife  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Anthony  Eyre  (1650)  of  Rampton, 
Notts,  (see  Glover,  Derhs.  2.  219).  Probably  Recorder  of  Doncaster  (Hunter, 
S.  Yorks.  1.  33).  Married  Helen,  daughter  of  Rob.  Roper  of  East  Derby,  Lanes. 
Died  23  Dec.  1735,  aged  52  and  buried  in  Doncaster  church:  M.I.  which 
describes  him  as  "  in  litibus  dirimendis  sagax  et  integer,  in  legibus  exsequendis 
fidus  et  intrepidus  "  (Hunter,  2.  43). 

Robinson,  Gervase :  son  of  John,  miles :  born  at  Denson  [Denston],  Suff.  School : 
Eton,  under  M''  Newberry  (Newburgh).  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Duck- 
field  3  Dec.  1700.     Age  16. 

Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170f     Resided  till  Lady  Day  1702. 


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Le  Grice,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.     School:  Bury,  under 
M''  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burton  23  Dec.  1700.     Age  18. 
B.A.  170i.     Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1706  Sept. 

Hargreaves,  Robert : 

Son  of  James,  clerk,  of  Colne,  Lanes.  Matric''.  at  Brasenose,  Oxford, 
15  July  1G93,  aged  17. 

B.A.  1697.  Incorporated  at  Cambridge:  M.A.  (Christ's)  1707:  incorporated 
at  Oxford  8  July  1707  {Al.  Ox.  651).  One  Rob.  Hargreaves  rector  of  Langton 
on  Swale,  Yorks.  2  Sept.  1746.  Vicar  of  Harewood,  Yorks.  11  Aug.  1747: 
both  livings  vacant  in  1754. 

Bird,  Drury  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Knapwell,  Cambs.  School :  King's  College, 
Cambridge,  under  M''  Rosewell.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Duckfield  5  Feb. 
170f     Age  17. 

B.A.  170i.  Ordained  deacon,  Chichester,  1705  May:  priest,  1708  May. 
One  of  these  names  vicar  of  Bolney,  Sussex  1  Jan.  170f. 

Byam,  Samuel:  son  of  Willoughby  :  born  in  Antigua,  whence  he  came  to  England, 
aged  8.  School :  Camberwell,  under  M''  Lamberth.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'-  Ducktield  28  Feb.  170?.     Age  17. 

The  first  of  four  or  tive  admitted  here  of  the  family  of  Byam  which  was  of 
some  importance  in  the  West  Indies.  (See  History  of  Antigua,  1.  69-101.) 
William  Byam  of  Luccombe,  Somerset  and  of  T.C.  "Dublin  (1622-70)  left 
England  for  Antigua  about  1650.  He  had  two  sons,  Edward,  Governor  of 
the  Leeward  Islands,  who  had  three  sons  Edward  (admitted  1708),  William 
(1720)  and  Francis  (1726):  the  second  was  Willoughby  (1657-90)  who  had 
two  sons,  William  and  this  Samuel :  lie  was  a  lieut. -colonel  and  died  of  his 
wounds  at  St  Christopher's  1690.  Sam.  Byam  resided  till  December  1704  as 
a  pupil  first  of  M"'  Duckfield,  then  after  Duckfield's  death  of  M''  Sherwill.  He 
became  a  major  in  the  army  :  married  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Geo.  Clark  of  Antigua, 
and  had  one  son  Sam.  who  was  admitted  at  Queen's,  Oxford  1729.  He  died 
intestate  1712  (Hist.  p.  101). 

Smith,  George  :  son  of  John :  born  at  Richmond.     School  :   Richmond,  under  M'' 

Will.  Thomson.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  17  March  1702.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170|-.    One  of  these  names  was  rector  of  Bag  Enderby,  Lines.  20  Feb. 

171i^  :  and  doubtless  also  of  the  adjoining  parish  of  Somersby  :  in  which  church 

he  was  buried  June  1729. 

Pennell  (or  Pannell),  Peter:  son  of  Peter:  born  at  Rudgley  [Rugeley],  Staffs. 
School :  Rugeley,  under  M''  Tomkinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Burton 
13  ]\Lay  1701.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170i  ;  M.A.  1708  (Pennell).  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1705  Sept. 
and  licensed  to  preach  in  the  diocese  :  priest,  1717  Sept.  Perhaps  master  of 
King's  Bromley  school,  Stafis.  in  1715  (see  under  Geo.  Lawton).  Probably 
vicar  of  King's  Langley  in  1725  where  his  son  David  (adm.  1742)  was  born  and 
educated  by  his  father. 

Raikes,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Northallerton.  School :  Eton,  under 
M''  Newburroug  (Newburgh).  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Ducktield  23  May 
1701.     Age  17. 

Resided  under  M"'  Duckfield  and  then  under  M"'  Sherwill  till  Mich.  1703. 
Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  24  June  1700.  He  lived  at  Gloucester,  and  in  1722 
he  founded  the  Gloucester  Journal  one  of  the  oldest  country  newspapers.  He 
married  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  R.  Drew,  by  whom  he  was  father  of  Robert 
the  "promoter  of  Sunday  schools  "  (D.N. B.)  who  carried  on  his  father's  business 
as  a  printer  at  Gloucester.     Died  7  Sept.  1757  {ib.  under  his  son). 


1701  151 

Cocksedge,  William  :   son  of  William :  born  at  Rougham,  Suffolk.    School :  Laven- 
ham,  under  M''  Drift.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Boldero  9  June  1701.    Age  18. 
E.A.  170f. 

Towne,  Leonard:  son  of  John:  born  at  Sudbrooke,  Lines.     School:  Grantham, 

under  M''  Burnet.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Duckfield  26  June  1701.    Age  18. 

B.A.  170y.    Subscribed  as  scholar  1 9  Feb.  170|.    Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 

1 70f  March  ;  licensed  to  Kirkby-le-Thorpe  and  Asgarby :  priest,   1 709  Sept. 

Rector  of  Booth  by  Graffoe,  Lines.  30  Oct.  1709,  patron.  Will.  Thompson,  gent. 

Walton,  John  :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Knarsdale,  Northumb''.  School :  Lowther, 
under  M"'  Tho.  Lodge.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Sher will  4  July  1 70 1 .    Age  1 8. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1703.  Admitted  scholar  Feb.  170|.  One  of  these 
names  vicar  of  Melchbourn,  Beds.  7  Apr.  1715,  patron,  Lord  St  John. 

1  Schoolmaster  of  Carlisle  1710,  and  Corbridge  1719  [enquiry  made  May 
1910  by  J.  W.  Robinson,  Brokenheugh,  Haydon 'Bridge.     F.K.P.]. 

Sturges,  John  :  son  of  John,  clerk  in  Holy  Orders  :  born  at  Hartford,  Hunts. 
School :  Charterhouse,  under  M''  Walker.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Sherwill 
4  July  1701.     Age  15. 

B.A.  1701;  M.A.  1709.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170f.  John,  the 
father,  admitted  1667,  was  vicar  of  Hartford  1684-9.  The  son  was  ordained 
deacon,  Norwich,  1710  July.  Rector  of  Halton,  Lines.  11  June  1711,  patron, 
the  Bishop  of  Norwich.  Rector  of  Chilbolton,  Hants.  19  April  1 722-23.  Rector 
of  Wonston  with  Sutton,  Hants.  13  May  1723.  Prebendary  of  Winchester 
1721,  till  his  death  11  Oct.  1740  (called  B.D.,  but  probably  by  error,  Le  Neve, 
3.  36).  Left  Selden's  Works  to  the  Library.  He  subscribed  in  1727  to 
D''  John  Spencer's  De  legibus  HebrceoriLm. 

Salmon,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Mepsall,  Herts,  [probably  Meppershall, 
near  Shefford,  Beds.].  School  :  Buntingford,  under  M''  England.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Duckfield  3  Nov.  1701.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170y.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1702.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich, 
1708  Aug. ;  licensed  to  Wickhambrook  :  priest,  Worcester,  1709. 

Carter,  Charles  :  son  of  Greenough  :  born  at  Gazeley,  Suff.  School :  Bury,  under 
M"'  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burton  22  Dec.  1701.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170|.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  1704.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich, 
1 706  May :  priest,  1 70|-  March ;  licensed  to  Culford,  Suffolk.  Rector  of 
Culford  1709-55:  also  of  Ingham  and  Timworth,  1741-55.  Also  curate  of 
Denham  1743-55 — but  did  not  keep  the  registers.  I^Deahani  Parish  Reyisters, 
p.  285.) 

Hall,  Henry : 

Matric".  pen.  1701  Apr.  Admitted  scholar  21  Feb.  170^.  B.A.  170f ; 
M.A.  1707.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1706  Sept.  :  priest,  Lincoln,  1709  Sept. ; 
licensed  to  cure  of  Aspeden  and  Throcking,  Herts.  Vicar  of  Elmdon,  Essex 
1711-19.  Rector  of  Fowlmere,  Cambs.  1719-51.  Inherited  a  fortune  from 
one  Rumbold,  his  uncle,  who  kept  the  Rose  Tavern,  Cambridge.  Bought  a 
house  at  Hildersham,  which  was  built  by  Conyers  Middleton.  Married  a 
Miss  Wilmot  of  Wenden,  who  died  of  small  pox  at  Saffron  Walden :  had  a  son 
Tho.  Rumbold  Hall,  who  was  B.A.  (St  John's)  1744,  lived  at  Hildersham,  and 
was  Sheriff  of  Cambs.  1780  {St  John's  Admissions,  3.  509).  Died  at  Fowlmere 
17  Feb.  175|,  aged  74.     (Information  from  Rev.  A.  C.  Yorke.) 

Long,  Charles : 

M.A.  1709.  Perhaps  the  same  as  the  Cha.  Longe  [but  given  as  different  in 
the  Gat.  Grad.]  admitted  1685,  B.A.  168f.     There  was  a  Cha.  Long,  almost 


152  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

contemporaneous  at  Ch.  Ch.,  Oxford,  mat.  1703;  B.A.  1707;  M.A.  1710:  he 
is  not  given  in  AL  Ox.  936  as  having  incorporated  M.A.  at  Cambridge — if  it 
were  possible  that  he  should  do  so  in  1709. 

Macro,  Cox :  son  of  Thomas,  alderman  of  Bury.  School :  Bury,  under  M"'  Leeds. 
Admitted  at  Jesus  College :  then  at  Christ's,  pensioner  under  M"'  Burton, 
19  Jan.  170i,  in  order  that  he  might  enjoy  better  health  "  niutato  caelo,"  and 
also  be  taught  medicine  more  perfectly,  as  two  distinguished  Doctors  of  Medicine 
[presumably  D''  Hobart  and  D'' Thurston]  were  then  "flourishing"  at  Christ's. 
Age  18. 

LL.B.  1710;  D.D.  {com.  reg.)  1717.  Thomas,  his  father,  was  grocer,  alderman 
and  five  times  Mayor  of  Bury  :  his  mother  was  Susan  Cox,  great  granddaughter 
of  Richard,  Bishop  of  Ely.  Resided  till  Midsummer  1703  :  on  3  Sept.  he 
entered  at  Leyden  to  study  medicine.  Chaplain  to  George  II.  A  wealthy 
man  :  he  passed  the  life  of  an  antiquary  at  Little  Haugh,  Norton,  Suff.  till  his 
death,  aged  84,  2  Feb.  1767  :  he  was  buried  at  Norton.  He  was  "a  master  of 
most  of  the  modern  languages,"  and  "a  very  learned  and  amiable  man,  the  most 
complete  scholar  and  gentleman  united  that  almost  ever  I  saw  "  (Ri.  Hurd). 
He  left  valuable  coins  and  medals,  books,  and  mss. — among  these  last  all 
Covel's  Collections.  A  catalogue  was  compiled  of  all  his  treasures  in  1766. 
They  passed  into  various  hands,  through  his  daughter  and  heiress,  Mary,  who 
married  Will.  Stainforth  of  Leeds,  probably  a  kinsman  of  Will.  Stainforth, 
Fellow  1734-8 — partly  into  the  hands  of  Sir  Tho.  Phillips,  partly  into  the 
library  of  the  Gurneys  of  Keswick  Hall,  Norwich.  See  a  fuller  account  of 
their  history  in  D.N.B. 

Pinfold,  William :  son  of  Thomas,  miles :  born  at  St  Benedict's,  Paul's  Wharf. 
School  :  Merchant  Taylors',  under  D''  Shorting.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M>-  Burton  9  March  1701      Age  17. 

LL.B.  (Trin.  Hall)  1707.     Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|. 

Charge,  Robert:  son  of  John  :  born  at  Cheisby  [probably  Cleasby]  in  Richmond - 
shire.  School  :  Lichfield,  under  M''  Shaw.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Burton 
21  Mar.  170i.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170|.     Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170§. 

Holland,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger  :  born  in  Anglesey.  School :  Ruthin, 
under  M"'  Winn.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Duekfield  24  Mar. 
170i.     Age  17. 

The  last  pupil  admitted  under  M''  Duekfield,  who  died  before  the  end  of 
April :  transferred  to  M'  Withers,  under  whom  he  resided  till  Lady  Day  170.5. 

Garnies,  Wentworth  John  :  son  of  Nathaniel :  born  at  Kenton,  Suffolk.  School : 
Stonham,  under  M''  Sam.  Stevenson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Burton 
7  April  1702.     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Mids.  1703.  Born  1684,  son  of  Nat.  Garnies  of  Mickfield, 
Suffolk,  and  of  Jane,  daughter  of  Joh.  Jeffery,  vicar  of  Kenton.  Had  lands  in 
Debenham,  Bedingfield  and  Winston.  Married  Eliz.  Eames,  and  had  three 
sons,  Charles,  Thomas  and  John.  Died  1728  aged  44  (Suckling,  1.  93:  Muskett, 
1.  192).     A  brother,  Charles,  admitted  1706. 

Smith,  William :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Hatton  Garden,  London.  School : 
Charterhouse,  under  M''  Walker.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Burton  20  April 
1702.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Xmas  1704.     Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|. 

Hopkins,  Hugh  :  son  of  Marmaduke:  born  at  Colchester.  School :  Cheneys,  Bucks., 
under  M"'  Burroughs.    Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Burton  27  April  1702.    Age  17. 


1702  153 

B.  A.  170f.  Admitted  scholar  6  March  1704.  Perhaps  son  of  Marmaduke, 
admitted  1665  :  but  he  was  rector  of  St  Vedast,  London  before  1705,  when 
apparently  Hugh  was  bom. 

Coy tmore,  Roger :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Holywell,  Flint.    School :  Ruthin,  under 
M'  Winn.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Withers,  29  April  1702.     Age  17. 
Resided  till  Lady  Day  1703. 

Rymer,  John :  son  of  Samson  :  born  at  Ainderby  Steeple,  Richmondshire.  School : 
Richmond,  under  M''  Thomson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Sherwill  30  Apr. 
1702.     Age  IG. 

B.A.  170f  ;  M.A.  1715.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|.  Lecturer  of 
St  Nicholas  Church,  Durham  and  also  Head-master  of  Durham  school,  before 
1717-1732.     Died  11  Feb.  173|. 

Bourne,  Obadiah  :  son  of  Obadiah  :  born  at  Ashover,  Derbs.  School :  Chester- 
field, under  M''  Brown.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Sherwill  2  May  1702. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  170f ;  M.A.  1709.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|.  Brother  of 
Samuel  (1695) :  younger  son  of  Obadiah,  rector  of  Ashover  for  50  years,  who 
died  1710.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1707  June:  priest,  Peterborough, 
1708  May.  Curate  171 1  of  Ash,  Kent.  Succeeded  his  brother  Samuel  rector 
of  Ashover  (1710^19)  on  13  June  1719.  Had  dispensation  22  Oct.  1728  to 
hold  also  the  rectory  of  Croxall,  distant  25  miles.  Doubtless  Chaplain  to  the 
Bishop  of  Rochester  21  Oct.  1728.  Married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  John  Lynch 
of  Grove  in  Kent,  who  died  1754,  aged  62.  Died  6  Oct.  1763,  aged  80  (Nichols, 
Leics.  2.  121;  4.  34:  Hunter,  F.M.G.  347). 

Clarke,  George  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Rathmill,  Yorks.     School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M'  Arm[it]stead.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burton  7  May  1702.    Age  19. 
B.A.  170f.     Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170|.     Ordained  deacon,  York,  1706 
June:  priest,  1707  June. 

Maynard,  Thomas :  son  of  the  Hon.  William,  armiger :  born  in  Bow  parish, 
London.  School :  Bury,  under  M"'  Leeds.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M"'  Burton  2  June  1702.     Age  16. 

Resided  at  the  Master's,  "  over  the  ante-chapel,"  till  Lady  Day  1704.  Grand- 
son of  William,  second  Baron  Maynard  :  son  of  William  (brother  of  Banester, 
the  third  Baron)  by  his  wife  Susan  Eyans  of  Bow  :  first  cousin  of  Banester 
(1694)  and  of  Charles  (1707).  Commissioner  of  the  Customs  1723.  Gave  £10 
to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel  in  1701.  Died  unmarried,  1742:  buried  at 
Hoxne  church,  where  is  a  large  monument  with  full  sized  figure,  bearing 
inscription  telling  nothing  (S.H.A.H.). 

Pickering,  Sidney  :  son  of  Sidney  :  born  at  Battersea,  Surrey.  School :  Oundle, 
under  M''  Caldwell.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Burton  15  June  1702. 
Age  16. 

Resided  as  pensioner  under  (1)  M"'  Burton,  (2)  M'' Burrell  till  Mich^  1707; 
at  Xmas  he  appears  as  "  M"' "  Pickering  {i.e.  a  fellow-commoner,  for  he  took  no 
degree)  and  remains  till  Lady  Day  1710  !  His  father,  Sidney,  a  London  mer- 
chant, was  third  son  of  Sir  Gilbert  Pickering  of  Titmarsh,  Northants.  (1613 
-68)  by  his  first  wife  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Sir  Sidney  Montagu  of  Hinchinbrook 
(1588) :  he  married  Honor,  daughter  of  Sir  Henry  Pickering  of  Whaddon, 
Cambs.  :  a  younger  brother,  Theopliilus  was  at  Sidney,  and  D.D.  1705.  The 
younger  Sidney  I  cannot  trace. 

Belt,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Bossall,  Yorks.  School :  Beverley,  under 
M''  Lambert.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Cooke  16  June  1702.     Age  16. 


154  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Resided  "in  the  Master's,  by  the  Parlour"  till  Mids.  1704.  Admitted  at 
the  Middle  Temple  18  Nov.  1702.  Great-grandson  of  Sir  Rob.  Belt  of  Bossall, 
Lord  Mayor  of  York  1628  and  1640.  Married  Mary  Overend  of  Pooklington. 
Died  7  April  1746  and  buried  at  Bossall  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  645). 

Floyer,  William  :  son  of  Samuel :  born  in  London.  School :  Charterhouse,  under 
M''  Walker.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Burton  16  June  1702.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170|-.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  17 Of.  Rector  of  Belgrave,  Leics. 
1710-49  (Davy). 

Husband,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Lichfield.  School :  Lichfield,  under 
M"'  Shaw.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burton  17  June  1702.  Age  17  :  "tum 
grammaticani  tum  musieam  perfecte  callens." 

B.A.  170f  ;  M.A.  1709.  Admitted  sciiolar  19  Feb.  170j.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lichfield,  1706  May  ;  priest,  London,  170|.  Perhaps  vicar  of  Mucking,  Essex  : 
the  date  of  his  institution  is  not  given  by  Morant,  but  later  than  1706  : 
resigned  1714.  Prebendary  of  Lichfield  23  June  1716-1726.  Vicar  of  Tot- 
tenham 1714.  Minor  Canon  of  St  Paul's  1733-173|  Feb.  6,  when  he  died  of 
apoplexy  (Hennessy). 

Lancaster,  Joshua  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Askham,  Westmoreland.  School : 
Lowther,  under  (1)  M''  Lodge  who  taught  him  grammar,  (2)  M"'  Trant  "e 
Lutetia  erro "  who  taught  him  French  and  /ua'^ijcri?.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'-  Burton  26  June  1704.     Age  20. 

B.A.  170|.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1706 
Sept.  :  priest,  1707  Sept.    Vicar  of  Wighill  near  Tadcaster,  Yorks.,  6  May  1712. 

*Atherton,  Thomas  :  son  of  Henry,  M.D.  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School:  Newcastle, 
under  M'  Rud.     Admitted  sizar  under  M^  Cooke  29  June  1702.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170|;  M.A.  1709.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170f.  His  father  was 
admitted  1674.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  170-^  Feb.  :  priest,  Lincoln,  1709 
Sept.  ;  curate  of  Southoe  with  Hailweston,  Hunts.  Elected  King  Edw''.  Fellow 
19  Oct.  1710,  in  place  of  Sam.  Bourne.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting 
Preacher  1713.  Praelector  and  Steward  1714.  Senior  Dean  1718,  1723,  1730. 
Scrutator  in  the  Univy.  1729.  Took  pupils  from  1714  onwards,  and  soon  had 
more  than  Boldero,  the  leading  tutor:  after  Boldero  left  in  1716  he  had  six 
times  as  many  as  any  one  else:  he  retained  the  first  place  easily  till  1728  when 
Cartwright  drew  up  to  him  :  but  for  five  years  more  he  had  a  diminishing 
number.  He  seems  to  have  relieved  Covel  of  the  College  business  for  some 
years  before  his  death :  in  Sept.  1722  the  accounts  were  "  put  off  till  M''  Ather- 
ton  comes  to  College."  Probably  he  was  not  on  good  terras  with  D''  Towers, 
against  whose  election  he  protested  but  he  still  remained  in  College,  though 
presented  15  Sept.  1723  to  Hapten,  and  on  24  April  1724  to  Gately  which  he 
held  till  1732.  On  11  May  1732  he  was  the  first  College  nominee  to  Little 
Canfleld,  Essex  :  and  he  vacated  his  Fellowship  4  June  1733.  He  did  not 
occupy  the  rectory  house  at  Canfield,  which  was  tenanted  by  a  farmer.  He 
died  there  14  June  1749  aged  64  :  his  tombstone  in  the  nave,  just  west  of  the 
chancel,  calls  him  "a  learned  and  pious  divine"  :  but  I  have  not  found  that 
he  published  even  an  assize  sermon.  His  knowledge  of  the  College  history  as 
well  as  of  the  accounts  is  attested  by  his  "statute  book"  to  which  he  sufiixed 
a  good  deal  of  interesting  matter.  In  1720,  two  years  before  Covel's  death,  a 
real  balance  in  the  College  accounts,  with  the  surplus  from  the  last  Audit 
carried  over,  appears  for  the  first  time :  and  the  credit  must  be  assigned  to 
Atherton.  He  was  a  subscriber  to  Ford's  Articidi  1720  (J.E.B.M.)  and  to 
Sanderson's  Algebra  1740. 


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Palmer,  Henry  :  son  of  Heibei-t :  born  at  Winghani,  Kent.  Educated  privately 
by  the  Rev.  M''  Foster.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Burton  •!  July  1702. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  170|^.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|.  Herbert  Palmer  was  the 
third  son  of  Sir  Tho.  Palmer  of  Wingham  (a  distinguished  Royalist) :  he 
married  Dorothy  Pincheon  of  Writtle,  Essex  :  his  elder  son  Thomas  succeeded 
to  the  title  on  the  death  of  Sir  Thomas.  Henry  Palmer  died  unmarried  in 
1710,  aged  25  (Kimber,  1.  209).     James,  his  uncle,  was  a  Fellow  of  Trinity. 

Kingsbury,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Middleton,  Essex.  School :  Yeldham, 
under  M"'  Brooks.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burton  6  July  1702.     Age  19. 

The  rector  of  Middleton  1670-1700  was  Roger  Middleton:  possibly  the 
admission-book  gives  the  father's  name  wrongly.  The  son,  Robert,  resided  till 
Lady  Day  170f,  and  his  name  occurs  without  charge  for  two  quarters  more  :  he 
was  ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1707  June,  as  B.A. :  but  not  so  in  Gat.  Grad. 

Hill,  Thomas  :  son  of  James :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Saffron  Walden,  under 
M''  Kilborn.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Sherwill  8  July  1702.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  170f ;  M.A.  1710.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|.  One  Tho.  Hill, 
M.A.,  Master  of  Bradford  Grammar  School  1718-28,  when  he  died.  But  three 
other  Tho.  Hills  were  MA.  at  Cambridge  between  1701-8. 

Preston,  Thomas:  son  of  John:  born  at  Appletreewick,  Yorks.    School:  Bradford, 
under  M''  Clapham.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Burton  8  July  1702.    Age  15. 
Resided  till  Mich\  1705. 

*Hanchett,  Edward  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Buntingford.  School :  Buntingford. 
under  M''  England.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers  under  whom  "  in 
philosophorum  campis  pro  virili  certat "  (J.  Boldero,  praelector)  8  July  1702. 
Age  15. 

B.A.  1702-.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  1704.  Admitted  Fellow  (succeeding 
A.  Young)  2  Nov.  1708.  Despite  his  youth  he  had  three  pupils  before  Mids. 
1709  :  and  at  Mich^.  1709,  he  had  25,  having  taken  over  M"^  Bourne's.  After 
Mich^.  he  disappears  from  the  list  of  tutors,  and  before  12  Jan.  17^^,  he  was 
dead. 

Charleton,  Thomas :  [father  not  given]  :  born  in  London.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M''  Burton  29  Aug.  1702.     Age  not  given. 

Appears  in  the  list  of  M'  Burton's  pupils  Mich.  1703 — but  with  no  charge 
against  him.  Perhaps  never  resided.  It  is  not  unlikely  that  he  was  a  son  of 
Tho.  Charleton  of  Chilwell,  Notts.,  and  grandson  of  Tho.  Charleton,  admitted 
16.36,  afterwards  Sheriff  of  Notts.     If  so,  he  died  in  1703. 

Ingram,  Edward  Machell,  Viscount  Irwin:  son  of  Arthur,  Viscount  Irwin  "quae 
est  apud  Scotos  satrapia  "  (says  J.  Boldero) :  born  at  Temple  Newsam,  Yorks. 
School:  Eton,  under  M' Newburgh.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  (?  nobleman) 
under  M''  Burton  10  Sept.  1702.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1704.  His  mother  was  Isabella,  daughter  and  coheir 
of  Edvv.  Machell,  Esq.  Fourth  Viscount  Irwin  of  Temple  Newsam.  Gave  £30 
to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel  1702.  Died  young  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  1.  173). 
His  brother,  Richard,  admitted  1703. 

St  John,  St  Andrew :  son  of  St  Andrew  :  born  at  Culford,  Suffolk.  School : 
Guil[d]sborough,  Northants.,  under  M"'  Worling.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M"-  Withers  14  Sept.   1702.     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1704.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170f.  The  father, 
second  baronet,  married  Jane,  heiress  of  Sir  Will.  Blois  of  Cockfield  Hall,  near 


156  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Darsham,  Suffolk.  The  son  succeeded  his  father  as  third  baronet  in  1708: 
(1701  in  the  St  John  pedigree,  Harvey,  Hundred  of  Willey,  484):  married 
Anne,  daughter  of  Sir  Will.  James,  and  left  a  posthumous  son,  afterwards 
Sir  Paulet,  who  became  eventually  the  Baron  Bletsoe. 

Worsley,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger  :  born  at  Hovingham,  Yorks.  School : 
Thistleworth  [Isleworth,  Midds.],  under  M''  Ellis.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M'  Burton  27  Oct.  1702.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Mich".  1703.  Son  of  Tho.  Worsley  by  his  wife  Mary  Arthington 
of  Arthington  Hall.  Tho.  Worsley  of  Hovingham  Hall :  gave  £10  to  the 
Chapel  Fund  in  1703  :  married  Mary  Frankland  of  Thirkleby  Hall  in  1710. 

Lawes,  Walter :    son  of  John  :    born  at  Lee,  Hants.     School :    Salisbury,  under 
M'  Hardwick.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Burton  10  Nov.  1702.     Age  16. 
B.A.  170f.     Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  1704. 

Sharpe,  Martin :  son  of  Martin  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School :  Bury, 
under  M''  Leeds.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Withers  4  Jan.  170|.  Age  18. 
B.A.  170f  ;  M.A.  1716.  Admitted  scholar  19  Feb.  170|.  Ordained  deacon, 
Norwich,  1707  Feb.:  licensed  to  curacy  of  West  Stowe,  Suffolk  (1707-15): 
priest,  Norwich,  170|^  Maixh.  Gave  in  1711  Findari  opera  (2  vols.)  to 
the  grammar  school  library  {West  Stow  Registers,  p.  269).  Vicar  of  Great 
Thurlow  1715:  also  rector  of  the  adjoining  parish  of  Baruardiston  1733. 
Died  1760,  aged  75:   buried  at  Thurlow. 

Brinkley,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School :  Bury,  under 
M"  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burton  20  Jan.  170|.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170^-;  M.A.  {per  lit.  reg.)  1717.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1707 
Feb. ;  licensed  to  curacy  of  Brockley,  Suffolk  :  priest,  170|^  March.  Rector  of 
Middleton,  Essex  for  three  years.  Rector  of  Stanningfield,  Suffolk  (near  Bury) 
for  28  years.  Minister  of  St  James',  Bury  for  43  years.  Died  24  June  1751 
and  in  his  67th  year,  buried  in  St  James'  church,  where  his  M.I.  gives  the 
above  facts.     (S.H.A.H.) 

Byrom,  Samuel :  [father  armiger,  but  name  not  given]  :  born  at  Lowton,  Lanes. 
School :  Westminster,  under  D'  Knipe.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M"-  Burton  7  Mar.   170|.     Age  17. 

Resided  "  in  the  Master's,  over  the  Parlour"  till  Xmas  1704. 

Muriel,  Thomas  :  son  of  Stephen  :  bom  in  Cambridge.  School :  Hyssen  [Histon], 
under  M'  Scaife  [Ri.  1692].  Admitted  sizar  under  D^  Hobart  1  Apr.  1703. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  170°^;  M.A.  1712.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1708  Sept.  :  priest,  1709 
Sept.  "being  already  deacon  and  designed  by  M"^  Geo.  Fage,  rector  of  Hunton 
[near  Yalding,  Kent]  to  be  continued  his  curate."  Vicar  of  Bethersden,  Kent 
3  Apr.  1711.  Married  M''^  E.  Hulse,  widow,  23  Oct.  1712.  Buried  25  Aug. 
1717  {Arch.  Cant.  16.  92). 

Eyre,  Ambrose  :  son  of  William  :  born  in  London.  School :  Charterhouse,  under 
!)■  Walker.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Burton  6  Apr.  1703.     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Mids"-.  1704.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  17  Nov.  1702, 
as  of  Chelsea. 

Harvey,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  East  Grinstead.  School :  Charterhouse, 
under  D'' Walker.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Burton  25  Apr.  1703.  Age  17. 
B.A.  170^;  M.A.  1710.  Admitted  scholar  6  March  170|.  Ordained 
priest,  Chichester,  1710  Sept.  Vicar  of  Hollington  St  Leonard,  Sussex,  Mar. 
171^-1712.  Vicar  of  Warnham,  near  Horsham  1 7 1 2-38 :  buried  there  3 1  July 
1738. 


1703  157 

Brockden,  John :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Padiam  [Padiham],  Lanes.  School  : 
Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M''  Firbank.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers  16  May 
1703.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170i.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170|.  Ordained  priest,  London, 
1718  Dec.  Rector  of  Snoreham,  Essex  30  Aug.  1722.  Died  there  before  April 
1742  (Morant,  1.  357). 

*Metcalfe,  Thomas :  son  of  John :  bom  at  Askrigg,  Richmondshire.  School : 
Richmond,  under  M''  Thomson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Burton  14  June 
1703.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170| ;  M.A.  1710.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170|.  Ordained  priest, 
Ely,  1709  Sept.  Elected  Fellow,  in  place  of  Tho.  Thomson  6  May  1707. 
Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  preacher  1709.  Praelector  and  Steward 
1710.  Appointed  by  the  College  Taxor  in  the  University  1714  Aug.  26 — but 
superseded  Aug.  31  "being  absent,"  when  M"'  Will.  King  (?M.A.  (Joh.)  1706) 
was  appointed  in  his  place:  Metcalfe  however  was  in  College  Oct.  2.  Presented 
to  Toft  31  March  1715,  on  promising  to  resign  his  Fellowship,  if  presented: 
though  as  one  of  the  senior  Preachers  he  had  a  statutable  right  to  hold  a 
living  within  20  miles,  without  resigning :  he  resigned  13  April  1716.  (Towers 
who  was  senior  to  Metcalfe  desired  to  have  Toft  while  keeping  his  fellowship  : 
but  the  College  declined  to  present  him  on  those  terms.)  Metcalfe's  action 
was  stigmatised  .57  years  later  as  simoniacal,  when  an  appeal  (never  decided) 
was  made  by  Joshua  Wigley,  who  was  treated  by  the  College  as  Towers  had 
been.  (See  my  History,  p.  256.)  Also  rector  of  Childerley  30  Oct.  1717-23. 
Rector  of  Hardwick  17  Apr.  1723,  patron,  the  Bishop  of  Ely,  who.se  chaplain 
he  was,  to  be  held  with  Toft  by  dispensation  from  Lambeth  22  April.  In 
1738  he  received  a  lease  of  Toft  Clo.se.  In  1762  he  lent  the  College  £250  at 
5  7o-  Cole  speaks  of  him  in  1773  as  "now  of  Toft  and  Hardwick,  and  J.P. 
for  Cambs.,  an  hearty  and  chearfull  man  and  great  Card-player,  but  much 
troubled  with  the  gout"  :  his  handwriting  is  completely  broken  when  in  1772 
he  made  an  affidavit  in  the  Wigley  case  that  "in  my  time  it  was  understood 
to  be  the  rule  of  the  Society  that  a  Junior  who  would  quit  his  Fellowship  for 
a  living  should  be  preferred  to  a  Senior  who  proposed  to  hold  it  with  his 
Fellowship":  and  he  instanced  his  own  case.  He  died  26  Jan.  1777,  aged  90. 
His  daughter  married  at  Gt  St  Mary's  in  1745  Nic.  Simons  of  Trin.  Hall, 
vicar  of  Chislett,  Kent,  father  of  Nic.  Simons,  adm.  1772. 

Molyneux,  John  :  eldest  son  of  Francis,  baronet :  bom  at  Knighton,  Notts.  Edu- 
cated at  home  by  M"'  Willymot.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Baines 
2  July  1703.     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Mich^  1705.  Son  and  heir  of  Sir  Francis  Molyneux  (1672)  of 
Teversall,  by  his  wife  Diana  How  of  Langar  Castle.  Died  without  issue  before 
his  father  who  lived  till  1742.     Brother  of  Charles  (1712). 

Ingram,  Richard:  second  son  of  Arthur,  Viscount  Irwin :  born  at  Temple  Newsam. 
School :  Eton,  under  M''  Newburgh.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M"-  Burton  3  July  1703.     Age  14. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1704.  Brother  of  Edward  (1702)  whom  he  succeeded 
as  fifth  Viscount  Irwin.  Married  Anne  Howard,  daughter  of  Charles,  Earl  of 
Carlisle.     Died  without  issue,  1721  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  1.  173). 

Banson,  John :  son  of  George  :  bom  at  Langley,  Essex.  School :  Stortford,  under 
M'  Tooke.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Baines  10  July  1703.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170|^.  Admitted  scholar  6  March  170|.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich, 
170 1-  Feb. :  licensed  to  Felbrigg. 


158  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Butler,  Robert:  [father  not  given]:  of  Yorks.  "ideo  tantum  ingressus  ut 
spondente  M''  Burton  solveret  CoUegio  10^"   11  July  1703. 

Warren,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Thurston,  Suffolk.  School  :  Bury,  under 
M''  Leeds.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Boldero,  3  Aug.  1703.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170|;  M.A.  1711.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  1704.  Ordained  deacon, 
Norwich,  170|  Feb.:  licensed  to  Thurston,  near  Bury:  priest,  170|  March; 
licensed  to  Nolton  (?  Norton).  Rector  of  Fornhani  All  S'^  and  St  Martin: 
died   1738,  aged  54. 

Mileson,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Norton,  Suffolk.  School :  Lavenham, 
under  M''  Drift.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Boldero  3  Aug.  1703.     Age  18. 

B.A.  170|-.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  170§  Mar.  :  licensed  to  Norton: 
priest,  172-|  March  :  rector  of  Norton  at  the  same  time.  The  family  was  con- 
nected with  the  Brights  of  Netherhall  (see  Tho.  Bright  1692)  by  the  marriage 
of  Tho.  Bright  (the  grandfather)  with  Agatha  Mileson  {Brights  of  Suffolk, 
p.  122). 

Tomison,  John  :  son  of  Robert :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Hyssen  [Histon], 
under  M'  Scaife.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cook  28  Sept.  1703.     Age  16. 

B.A.  170|.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170i.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich, 
1712  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Whinbergh. 

Fish,  Henry  :  son  of  Thomas  "pereruditus  necnon  perelegans  concionator  " :  born 
at  Lynn.  School :  Lynn,  under  M"'  Home.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Burton 
18  Oct.  1703.     Age  17. 

B.A.  170| ;  M.A.  1711.  Admitted  scholar  (Fysh)  6  Mar.  170A  Tho.  Fish, 
the  father,  of  St  Margaret's,  Lynn  and  of  Ringstead  St  Andrew  was  admitted 
1666.  The  son  was  ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1709  Sept.;  licensed  to  Soham; 
priest,  1710  December.  Rector  of  Irstead,  Norfolk  1711.  Chaplain  to  the 
Earl  of  Kinnoul.  Vicar  of  Middleton,  Norfolk  1722-37.  Had  dispensation 
from  Lambeth  9  Aug.  1725  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Walpole,  distant  eight 
miles  :  held  it  till  1743.     Author  :  A  Sermon  on  Proverbs  x.  27  (1738). 

Glemham,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas,  armiger,  grandson  of  Sir  Tho.  Glemham  who 
fought  manfully  for  the  most  sacred  martyr  Charles  I :  born  near  Ipswich. 
School:  "  Villa  Faustini"  [Bury],  under  M''  Leeds.  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M''  Withers  1  Feb.  170|.  Age  17.  Having  unhappily  lost  his  father 
he  "turned  to  arms"  being  "ingenio  et  manu  promptus." 

Resided  till  Xmas  1704.  Went  into  the  army  and  became  a  captain  of 
dragoons.     Died  1711  at  Valladolid  (S.H.A.H.). 

Smith,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Horningsheath,  Suffolk.    School :  Bury, 

under  M''  Leeds.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Boldero  8  Feb.  170|.    Age  17. 

B.A.    1701;    M.A.    1711.     Admitted   scholar    6    Mar.    170i.     Ordained 

deacon,  Ely,  1709  June  :  priest,  1710  June.     One  of  these  names  was  rector  of 

Baldock,  Herts.  22  Feb.  17^. 

Milner,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Pudsey,  Yorks.     School  :  Bradford,  under 
M"'  Clapham.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Withers  20  Mar.  1703.    Age  16. 
Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170  J  :  but,  despite  his  scholarship  he  nowhere 
appears  in  the  Study-rents. 

Pearson,  John  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Capenwray,  Lanes.     School  :  Sedber[gh], 

under  M^  AVharton.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers  1  April  1704.    Age  20. 

B.A.  170|.     Perhaps  the  John  Pearson,  B.A.,  rector  of  Burton  Pidsea,  in 


1704  159 

Holderness,  1717-63,  when  he  died  (Poulson,  2.  38)  :  the  same  man  was  pro- 
bably curate  of  Keyingham  (distant  about  four  miles)  5  Feb.  I71|.  Another 
was  rector  of  Eccleston,  Lanes.  30  Nov.  1736-1740  when  he  resigned  (Croston- 
Baines,  i.  195). 

Thompson,  Benjamin:  son  of  Richard:  born  at  Gressingham,  Lanes.  School: 
Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M''  Firbank.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers 
1   April  1704.     Age  15. 

B.A.  170|^.  Admitted  scholar  6  March  170t.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1709  Sept.  Licensed  to  be  master  of  Kirkburton  School  15  Sept.  1709  : 
priest,  1712  Sept.  Probably  curate  in  charge  of  Bradfield  near  Sheffield 
1710-21  (Hunter,  Hallamshire,  463). 

Almasi,  Stephen  :   [father  not  given]  :  born  in  Transilvania  :   "  nemini  fere  notus, 
neque  forsan  sibi "  (Matt.  Baines,  praelector).      Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Bur- 
ton 8  April  1704.     Age  not  given. 
Resided  till  Dec.  1705. 

Bertie,  Peregrine  :  son  of  Peregrine,  armiger  :  born  in  London.  School :  Charter- 
house, under  D''  Walker.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Burton 
17  April  1704.     Age  15. 

Resided  till  Xmas  1706,  keeping  after  Mids'.  1705  "in  the  Master's  over 
the  parlour."  Admitted,  as  son  of  Peregrine  Bertie  of  Long  Sutton,  Lines. 
at  the  Middle  Temple  6  Feb.  1705  (n70'|-)  :  his  mother  was  Rachel  Ernie  of 
Wheatham,  Wilts.  :  described  as  of  Low  Layton,  Essex,  where  he  possibly 
inherited  property  through  his  wife  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Joh.  Hungerford 
of  Doctors'  Commons,  widow  of  John  Fisher,  merchant  of  London,  married 
at  St  Paul's  8  Nov.  1720.  Died  9  Dec.  1743,  aged  55.  His  son  Peregrine  of 
Low  Layton  had  also  lands  in  Gedney,  Long  Sutton  and  Kirton,  Lines. :  and 
was  M.P.  for  Westbury  (imc«.  perfe.  1.  129).  See  Five  Generations  of  a  Loyal 
House  by  Lady  Georgiana  Bertie  (1845). 

Pawkener,  William :  son  of  William,  armiger  :  born  in  London.  School :  Tot[t]en- 
ham  High  Cross,  under  M"'  Baxter.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'' 
Withers  8  May  1704.     Age  17. 

Resided  "  in  the  Master's  over  the  Antechapel  "  till  Mich.  1706.  Admitted 
at  the  Middle  Temple  1  Aug.  1704  as  second  son  of  M"'  Will  Fawkener,  of 
Christ  Church  parish,  Treasurer  of  the  Turkey  Company  (whom  the  Master 
doubtless  knew  through  his  chaplaincy  to  the  Company).  He  gave  £5.  Is.  Qd. 
to  the  chapel  in  1704. 

*Dowse,  Benjamin  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Huntingdon.  School  :  Huntingdon, 
under  M"'  Mathews.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'"  Withers  8  May  1704.  Age  16. 
B.A.  nOi;  M.A.  1711.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  1704.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1710  Sept.  Elected  Fellow  12  Jan.  171".  Junior  Dean, 
Cateohist  and  Bunting  preacher  1712.  Praelector  1713  :  and  omitted  the 
entries  of  the  whole  year.  Senior  Dean  1717.  On  15  March  172|^  he  received 
the  lease  of  Hapton,  vacant  by  M''  Husband's  resignation.  He  signs  the 
Order  book  27  July  1723.     Before  Sept.  13  he  was  dead. 

Carr,  John  :  son  of  William :  born  at  Langclifi',  Yorks.     School :  Giggleswick,  under 
M"^  Armitstead.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers  12  May  1704.     Age  16. 
B.A.  170^.     Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170|. 

Oilman,  John :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Norwich.  School :  Norwich,  under 
M'  Hoadley.    Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Withers  12  May  1704.    Age  16. 

Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170^.  Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  Church 
16  June  1707. 


160  CHRIST'S    COLLEGE 

*Gibson,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Lancaster.  School  :  Lancaster,  under 
M''  Bordley.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers  27  May  1704,  "  summae 
spei  iuvenis."     Age  16. 

B.A.  170|;  M.A.  ITIL  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170|.  Elected  Fellow, 
in  place  of  M''  Withers  17  Nov.  1709.  I  have  not  found  his  ordination,  but 
he  was  Junior  Dean,  Junior  Greek  lecturer,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher 
1710.  Praelector  1711.  He  appears  last  on  14  October  1712,  and  he  died 
before  25  May  1713. 

Ayscough,  James  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Grantham.  School :  Walcot,  Lines., 
under  M''  "  Boheme."  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Boldero  6  June  1704. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  170|.  Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  1704.  Ordained  deacon,  Salisbury, 
1709  Sept. ;  licensed  to  cure  of  Stanford,  Berks.  :  priest,  London,  17^^  March. 
Vicar  of  Highworth,  Wilts.,  26  Mar.  1720-1745.  He  was  apparently  a 
near  kinsman  to  Hannah  Ayscough,  mother  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton  :  his  daughter 
had  a  mourning  ring  for  Sir  Isaac  :  she  married  into  the  Venn  family,  and  the 
ring  has  been  handed  down.  (Information  from  D''  Venn.)  Married  Oath., 
daughter  of  Henry  Reyner  of  Shepperton  (J.  Venn)  :  and  had  a  daughter 
Elizabeth  born  1722,  and  sons  Thomas  (1727),  Brent  (1728)  and  John  (1730). 
Buried  at  Highworth  6  Nov.  1745.  (Information  from  the  Rev.  F.  0.  Master, 
of  Highworth.) 

Fenwick,  [William] :  born  in  Barbados.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Withers 
4  July   1704.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  6  Mar.  170|^,  as  Will.  Fenwick.  Resided  till  Lady  Day 
1705  :  his  name  is  down  in  the  next  quarterly  list,  without  charge. 

*Barley,  East :  son  of  East:  born  at  Ashwell,  Herts.  School:  Buntingford,  under 
M''  England.      Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Withers  1  July  1704.     Age  15. 

B.A.  170|i;  M.A.  1712.  Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170f  Elected  Fellow, 
succeeding  Tho.  Sherwill,  9  Oct.  1712.  Ordained  priest,  London,  171f  March. 
Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher  1714.  Steward  and  praelector 
1715.  Senior  Dean  1719.  He  took  a  few  pupils  from  1715  onwards.  Signs 
last  28  Apr.  1720  and  died  20  August  of  the  same  year,  being  in  his  31st  year, 
and  was  buried  in  the  nave  of  Ashwell  Church.  He  left  books  and  X20  to 
the  Library. 

Pulleyn,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  St  Neots.  School  :  Eton,  under 
M''  Newburgh.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Sherwill  5  Aug.  1704 
"  candid i  ingeuii  adolescens,  nee  ineleganter  studiis  initiatus."     Age  17. 

Resided  till  Mids"'.  1708.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  6  May  1706  as 
son  of  Robert  Pulleyn,  a  Master  of  the  Utter  Bar. 

Dayrell,  Francis :  son  of  Marmaduke,  eques  auratus  :  born  at  Shudy  Camps, 
Cambs.  School  not  given.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Withers 
1 4  Oct.  1 704.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1707.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  1  Feb.  170i. 
Grandson  of  Sir  Thomas  of  Shudy  Camps  (admitted  1622)  and  son  of  Sir  Mar- 
maduke by  his  second  wife,  Mary  Glascock  of  Farnham,  Essex.  Sir  Marma- 
duke's  first  wife  was  Mary,  elder  daughter  of  Sir  Justinian  Isham  (adm''.  1627) 
— "  Mary  and  Vere,  young  ladies  learned  bej'ond  their  sex  and  years,  the  first 
in  the  Latin  tongue,  the  second  in  Mathematicks  and  Algebra"  (Kimber,  1. 279). 
Married  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Peter  Witchcombe  of  Braxted  Lodge,  Essex,  coheir 
of  Brownlow  Sherard  of  Lopthorp,  Lines.  :  by  whom  he  had  two  sons.  Brown- 
low  (adm''.  1736)  and  Marmaduke  (1740). 


1704—1705  161 

Daniell,  Edward  :  A  —  Dauiell  appears  in  the  list  of  M''  Sherwill's  pupils,  Xmas 
1706,  Ladj'  Day  and  Mich^  (not  Mids.  or  Xmas)  1707,  in  each  case,  without 
charge. 

B.A.  170|.  Possibly  the  Edw.  Daniell,  1687-1746,  sou  of  John  Daniell 
•of  Daresbury  :  died  at  Chester  1746  and  was  buried  at  Daresbury.  (Ormerod- 
Helsby,  1.  734.) 

*Sitwell,  Thomas : 

B.  A.  (Corpus)  1 7^§ ;  M.  A .  1 7 1 3.  Probably  son  of  Geo.  Sit  well  of  Renishaw, 
Yorks.  (1657—1723)  and  of  Anne,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Tho.  Kent  of  Povey, 
Dronfield  :  see  Hunter,  Hallitmshire,  373  (where  he  is  given  wrongly  as  a 
Fellow  of  Corpus)  :  he  inherited  Povey  by  his  grandfather's  will.  Admitted 
at  Corpus   170.5.      Elected   Fellow   of  Christ's — succeeding   Cha.    Smithson^ 

30  Nov.  1714.  Held  no  office  (though  he  resided  regularly)  till  Oct.  1719 
when  he  was  Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting  Preacher,  and 
Steward.  Held  nothing  more  till  1726  when  he  was  Senior  Dean:  Mildmay 
Preacher  1727.  He  was  Junior  Proctor  1727-8.  From  1715  he  had  one  or 
two  pupils — at  no  time  more  than  three.  On  12  Sept.  1725  he  had  a  lease  of 
the  tithes  of  Haptou  :  but  continued  to  reside  :  resigned  early  in  1727.  There 
were  "  exceedings  "  in  Hall  12  May  1727  "when  M'  Sitwell  dined  there": 
the  reason  is  not  obvious  as  he  attended  several  meetings  in  that  j'ear  :  per- 
haps it  was  known  that  he  intended  to  be  a  benefactor.  On  13  Nov.  1731  he 
was  presented  to  Caldecot,  succeeding  Tho.  Wilkinson.  After  the  end  of 
1733  he  was  rarely  present  at  a  meeting,  and  perhaps  resided  at  Caldecot. 
He  died  early  in  1737  and  was  buried  in  the  ante-chapel  (Adam  Wall).  He 
left  £20  for  the  poor  of  Caldecot ;  and  to  the  College  he  left  the  income  of 
his  chamber  and  £600  for  the  augmentation  of  the  Mastership  and  Fellowships : 
the  interest  was  divided  annually  as  "  M''  Sitwell's  benefaction."  It  was 
invested  in  South  Sea  Annuities.  In  1854  the  capital  was  sold  out,  and 
£660  2  "/o  Consols  were  bought.  In  1856  these  were  in  turn  sold — and  the 
proceeds  invested  in  the  purchase  of  the  Harvey  Charity  estate  at  Meldreth. 

Sharpe,  Abraham :  [father  not  given]  ;  born  at  Bradford.  School  not  given. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Withers  22  Feb.  1704.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  170f  ;  M.A.  1713.  Admitted  scholar  5  March  1701;  and  again 
5  April,  I  do  not  know  why.  Master  of  Skipton  School  7  Mar.  170f. 
Ordained  deacon,  London,  1711  May:  priest  1712  June.  Chaplain  to  the 
Earl  of  Burlington,  who  presented  him  to  Londesborough,  Yorks.  1 1  May 
1715.  Had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  to  hold  also  the  vicarage  of  Market 
Weighton,   Yorks.    17   Apr.    1719:    for  this  he  had  license  of   non- residence 

31  Dec.  1726.  Possibly  his  father  was  Abraham  Sharpe,  the  well  known 
mathematician  of  Bradford,  who  died  1742,  aged  91,  to  whom  Jonas  Water- 
house  of  Bradford  left  by  will  (1715)  all  his  books  and  mss. 

Claphamson,  Hugh:  son  of  Hui<h  :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School:  Giggleswick, 
under  M"'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers  1  March  170t. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  170^.  Admitted  scholar  5  March  1702.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1709  June:  priest  1711   May. 

At  this  point  there  are  no  more  entries  till  Oct.  1705,  and  a  gap  of  one  and 
a  half  leaves  in  the  Admission  Book,  which  was  never  filled  up.  The  prae- 
lector for  the  year  was  Thomas  Thomson.  But  the  Study-rent  book  does  not 
show  any  names  of  men  who  came  into  residence  before  Oct.  1705,  which  are 
not  found  in  the  University  Matriculations. 


162  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Burchall,  Josiah : 

Matric''.  sizar  1705.  Admitted  a  pupil  of  M''  Withers  before  Dec.  1704  : 
resided  till  Lady  Day  1708. 

King,  William : 

Admitted  a  pupil  of  M"'  Baynes  before  June  1705 :  came  into  residence 
the  next  quarter.  Matric''.  pensioner  170|.  Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170y. 
B.A.  170| ;  M.A.  1712.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1711  May.  One  of  these 
names  vicar  of  Wroxham,  Norfolk  1711-19.  (Blomefield,  5.  1387.)  Accord- 
ing to  Davy  one  was  vicar  of  Mildenhall,  Suffolk  :  died  in  1714,  aged  27  ;  and 
buried  there  :  the  date  and  age  suit. 

Sherson  (Shierson),  William: 

Admitted  a  pupil  of  M''  Withers  and  resided  before  Mich".  1705.  Matric''. 
sizar  170f. 

B.A.  170^.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1710  Dec.  :  licensed  to  Ickleford 
with  Pirton,  Herts.  Probably  Master  of  Buntingford  School  as  early  as  1728 
(after  England  who  was  still  there  in  1721)  and  as  late  as  1740  :  I  find  his 
successor  instituted  in  1764.     Will.  Sherson,  his  son,  admitted  1739. 

Turner,  John : 

In  residence,  Mids''.  1705,  as  a  pupil  of  M''  Withers.  B.A.  170f.  Probably 
born  9  Sept.  1687  at  Caton  near  Lancaster  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  1.  134-5). 
Ordained  priest,  York,  1712  June.  Perhaps  the  John  Turner,  B.A.,  deacon, 
licensed  to  the  cure  of  Ravensfield  Chapel  near  Mexborough  7  Nov.  1709. 
Vicar  of  Braithwell,  near  Rotherham  2  July  1716-66,  when  he  died,  aged  79. 
(Hunter,  ib.)  . 

*Husband,  Thomas : 

Came  into  residence  as  a  pupil  of  M''  Baynes  Oct.  1705.  Matriculated 
sizar  170j.  Scholar  5  Mar.  170-1  B.A.  170|;  M.A.  1712.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1710  Sept.  :  elected  Fellow  in  the  place  of  Will.  Burrell  17  Nov. 
1709.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher  1711.  Steward  1712, 
also  Praelector  (and  omitted  the  entries  of  the  whole  year).  Senior  Dean  1716. 
Mildmay  Preacher  1718.  Nominated  as  Scrutator  29  Aug.  1720.  On  9  April 
1718  he  took  the  lease  of  Hapten  which  Aynsley  resigned  :  he  may  possibly 
have  resided  there,  to  perform  the  duties  of  the  cure,  for  he  signs  the  orders 
afterwards  very  intermittently  :  in  any  case  he  must  have  returned  to  Cam- 
bridge for  the  post  of  Scrutator  1720-1,  and  on  17  April  1721  he  became 
rector  of  Hard  wick.  On  Covel's  death  Aynsley  and  Husband  were  nomi- 
nated to  the  Earl  of  Berkeley  for  the  rectory  of  Kegworth,  and  the  Earl 
selected  Husband;  and  he  was  presented  15  March  172|.  He  died  rector 
before  May  1725.  In  college  he  seems  to  have  joined  Towers  in  opposition  to 
D''  Covel  :  and  supjjorted  him  in  the  struggle  for  Toft  between  Towers  and 
Metcalfe,  when  the  latter  was  taken  :  on  the  curious  ground  that  the  Senior 
Fellow  ought  to  have  it  in  order  to  be  able  to  cope  with  the  Master. 

Martin,  Wormly : 

In  residence  as  a  pupil  of  M''  Baynes  from  Mich".  1705.  Matric''.  sizar 
170|.  Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  1704'.  Perhaps  a  son  of  Wormly  Martin, 
rector  of  Colveston,  Norf.  1676-85.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1709  Oct.: 
licensed  to  South  Repps  as  curate  to  his  father,  Wormley  (B.A.  (Jesus) 
1667).  The  father  waged  a  long  battle  with  Corpus  and  Pemb.  Hall  for  a 
fellowship — varying  from  one  to  the  other — backed  up  by  a  mandamus  from  the 
King.  The  evidence  (from  Oaf.  Dom.  Papers)  is  summarised  in  Cooper, 
{Aniials,  5.  451-5)  and  is  entertaining.  Martin  failed  at  both  Colleges. 
Wormley,  junior,  had  dispensation  from  Lambeth   11  July  1716  to  succeed 


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his  father  (deprived)  as  rector  of  South  Repps  :  held  it  till  175G  (Blomefield, 
4.  340).  On  the  other  hand  his  gravestone  in  South  llepps  chancel  makes  him 
rector  for  45  years,  i.e.  till  his  death  :  if  so  he  held  it  with  Beeston.  According 
to  Rye  (Cromer,  136)  he  was  also  curate  of  Cromer  1723-9,  and  again  1743. 
Rector  of  Beeston  1756-62  (Blomefield,  4.  293).  Another  Wormly  Martin 
(?his  son)  (B.A.  (Corpus)  1758)  was  also  rector  of  South  Repps,  probably  also 
vicar  of  Shipden  (Cromer)  1763-8,  patron,  the  Bishop  :  he  died  20  May  1768 
(Rye,  ib.).  A  fourth  (his  son)  (B.A.  (Caius)  1790)  was  buried  there  1804, 
aged  38. 

Robson,  Thomas  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  West  Ockling,  Durham.  School  :  Low- 
ther,  Westmoreland,  under  M'  Lodge.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Withers 
23  Oct.  1705.    Age  17. 

Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170S.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  9  Dec.  1706  as 
"  of  the  bishopric  of  Durham,  gent."     Resided  till  Lady  Day  1707. 

Hadwen,  John :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Silverdale,  Lanes.  School :  Lowther, 
Westmoreland,  under  M'  Lodge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers  29  Oct. 
1705.     Age  20. 

B.A.  17"^.  One  of  these  names  incumbent  of  Tocklioles  Chapel  near 
Blackburn,  1736-66.     (Abrams,  Blackburn,  696.) 

Fawkener,  Henry :  son  of  Edward,  armiger:  born  at  Uppingham.  School :  Eton, 
under  M"^  Newborough.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Withers  19  Jan. 
170|.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  (as  son  of  Edw.  of  the  Middle  Temple, 
deceased)  17  June  1707.     Probably  akin  to  Will.  Fawkener  (adm.  f.c.  1704). 

Robartes,  John :  son  of  the  Hon.  Francis  :  born  in  London.  School  :  Eton, 
under  M''  Newborough.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Burrell  170f 
(no  further  date).     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich^  1711.  Born  1686,  son  of  Francis  (adm'^.  1663).  Fourth, 
and  last.  Earl  of  Radnor  (succeeding  Sir  Henry)  1741-1757  July  15,  when 
he  died  unmarried  (1764  in  Burke,  Ext.  Bar.).  Either  he,  or  his  father,  built 
Radnor  House  on  the  Thames,  next  door  to  Pope's  house :  and  he  is  said  to 
be  the  "  heavy  lord,"  satirised  in  the  fourth  Diinciad  as  the  type  of  hanger- 
on  to  wits ;  and  also  as  the  subject  of  Pope's  epigram  beginning  "  My  lord 
complains  that  Pope,  stark  mad  with  gardens  |  Has  lopped  three  trees,  the 
value  of  three-farthings."  The  house  is  now  the  property  of  the  parish  ;  and 
the  Twickenham  Literary  Society  meets  there.     [F.  C.  Hodgson.] 

*Cockshutt,  Joslah:  son  of  George:  born  at  Harwood,  Lanes.  School:  Clitheroe, 
under  M"'  Escholme  (perhaps  Escolm).  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Withers 
22  Apr.  1706.     Age  16. 

B.A.  17?g;  M.A.  1713.  Brother  of  Thomas  (1696).  Scholar  7  Mar. 
170f.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1711  Sept.  :  priest  1712  Feb.  Elected  Fellow, 
in  place  of  John  Gibson  25  May  1713.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting 
Preacher  1715.  Steward  and  Praelector  1716.  Senior  Dean  1720,  1724. 
He  generally  had  one  or  two  pupils,  never  more  than  three.  Had  a  lense  of 
Hapten  (on  Atherton's  resigning  it)  29  Apr.  1724.  Presented  to  Caldecot  in 
place  of  the  Master,  resigning  the  Haptou  lease,  12  Nov.  1724.  Presented  to 
Kegworth  1  July  1725 — the  Lord  Berkeley  "recommending"  (Coll.  Order) 
him  instead  of  Tho.  Atherton.  Married  Mary,  daughter  of  Tho.  Twisleton, 
rector  of  Weddington  [?  Wennington],  Essex,  son  of  Philip  Twisleton  of  Drax 
Abbey,  whose  brother  John  of  Horstman  Place  was  admitted  1632.  Died 
1762,  aged  72.  He  had  three  sons,  John,  who  died  1731  and  was  buried  at 
Kegworth  :  Thomas  (admitted  1749  and  afterwards  Fellow),  who  took  his 
mother's  name  of  Twisleton  ;  and  Josias  (admitted  1758). 

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]64  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Gameys,  Charles :  son  of  Nathaniel  :  born  at  Kenton,  Suffolk.  School:  Ipswich, 
under  M"'  Coningsby.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Burrell  23  April  1706. 
Age  17. 

Brother  of  Wentworth  (1702).  Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170f  Resided, 
first  under  RP  Buirell,  then  under  M^  Moore  till  Michl  1709.  Died  1711  :  so 
Muskett  (1.  192),  according  to  whom  he  was  born  1687. 

Blanshard,  William :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Akam  p  Acomb,  Yorks.]. 
School :  "  Akam,"  under  M''  Tomlinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Withers 
27  May  1706.     Age  17. 

B.A.  17f^.  Admitted  scholar  7  Mar.  170f.  Son  of  Richard  (1674)  of 
the  Inner  Temple.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1710  Sept.  :  priest  1711  Dec. 
Lecturer  in  the  parish  church  Leeds  14  July  1716. 

Fenwick,  George  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Morpeth.  School :  Morpeth,  under 
M"'  Meggison  (1693).  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Aynsley  6  June  1706.  Age  16. 
B.A.  17f|.  Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170|-.  Ordained  priest,  London, 
1715  Sept.  Vicar  of  Bolam,  Northumb''.  1722-70.  There  are  "curious 
memoranda  :  medical  and  historical "  written  by  him  in  the  parish  register. 
(Hodgson,  II.  i.  341.)     Died  27  April  1770,  aged  82. 

Dunn,  John:  [father  not  given].  Of  Yorks.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M"'  Sherwill  4  June  1706.     Age  not  given. 

His  name  appears  in  the  list  of  M''  Sherwill's  pupils  each  quarter  till 
Lady  Day  1708.  But  each  time  there  is  either  no  charge  again.st  him  or  the 
charge  is  put  in  and  then  struck  out.  Another  [?]  M''  Dunn  {i.e.  fellow- 
commoner)  also  in  Sherwill's  list,  appears  at  Mids'.  1 709  till  Lady  Day  1710:  for 
the  first  two  quarters  there  is  no  charge  against  him  :  in  the  last  quarters  the 
name  itself  is  struck  out.  There  is  no  corresponding  entry  in  the  Admission  book 
for  1 709 — which  seems  complete.  It  is  certain  that  there  was  a  Joshua  Dunn, 
fellow-commoner  at  Christ's  about  this  time  (1707,  according  to  the  Memoir 
of  Sanderson),  who  brought  with  him  as  his  friend  Nicholas  Sanderson,  the 
mathematician  and  future  Lucasian  Professor  (see  Life  of  Sanderson  in  D.N.B. : 
and  Hunter,  F.M.G.  1.  2.t0).  If  the  date  of  Sanderson's  coming  to  Cambridge 
be  rightly  given  (1707)  it  seems  to  follow  that  the  name  in  the  very  imperfect 
entry  of  4  June  1706  is  given  wrongly  as  John,  and  that  it  should  be  Joshua, 
and  that  all  the  entries  in  the  Study-rents  refer  to  one  man.  Joshua  Dunn, 
according  to  Hunter,  was  son  of  Joshua,  mercer,  of  Halifax  and  Attercliffe, 
born  28  Sept.  1684  at  Stannery,  near  Halifax  :  died  13  Sept.  1709 — this  suits 
the  entries  in  the  Study-rents — and  buried  in  the  chancel  of  Halifax  Church: 
M.I.  His  father  was  buried  at  Attercliffe  1718  :  his  mother  was  Mary  Clarke 
(Hunter,  4.  1274). 

French,  Robert :  sou  of  John :  born  at  Chilton,  Suflfolk.  School :  Sudbury, 
under  M"'  Maybourn.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burrell,  —  June  1706. 
Age  20. 

No  degree  given  in  Cat.  Grad.:  but  ordained  (as  B.  A.— born  in  Suffolk 
1687)  deacon,  Ely,  1712  June. 

Sorrel(l),  Henry  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Cavenham,  Suffolk.  School :  St  Paul's, 
under  M''  Postlethwaite.  Admitted  pensioner  under  the  Master  24  June  1706. 
Age  16. 

M.B.  1711;  M.D.  {com.  reg.)  1717.  Kept  "in  the  Master's  by  the 
Parlour."  Admitted  scholar  (Sorrell)  5  Mar.  1704.  Practised  at  Bury 
St  Edmunds.  Mariied  at  Nowton  church  1  Dec.  1730  to  Oath.  Gage,  also 
of  Bury. 


1706  165 

Beaver,  Thomas :  son  of  Timothy  :  horn  at  Barnhy  Furnewk  in  the  parish  of 
Cawthorne,  Yorks.  School :  Cawthorne,  under  M'  Cockshutt.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Burrell  24  June   1706.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171f  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1711  May:  priest,  1712  June. 
Licensed  to  preach  in  the  church  of  Bolton  on  Dearue  1728. 

Say,  Francis  :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  East  Hatley,  Cambs.  School  :  Rusling- 
worth  [?],  Beds.      Admitted  sizar  [tutor  not  given]  4  July  1706.     Age  17. 

B.A.  ni{.  He  kept  from  Mich'.  1708  "in  the  Masters  "—therefore  his 
name  is  not  given  in  the  Study-rents — in  "the  next  chamber"  to  that  which 
is  called  "  by  the  Parlour  " — presumably  the  present  passage  room  next  to 
the  Chapel:  and  resided  till  Mich^  1712.  Born  9  June  1690,  eldest  son  of 
Francis  Say  (B.A.  (Jesus)  IGBf)  and  of  Eliz.  his  wife — elder  brother  of  Will. 
Cray  Say  (171|).  Another  brother,  John,  was  godson  of  D''  Covel,  the  Master. 
Admitted  scholar  .5  Mar.  ITOS.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1713  May:  priest, 
Norwich,  1719  July  :  licensed  to  Guiest  (Guist,  St  Andrew),  Norfolk.  Vicar 
of  Berney  (Barney),  Norfolk  1720-40  (Blomefield,  5.  790)  :  also  of  Hindol- 
veston  1721-40  (ib.  4.  401),  when  he  died.  According  to  family  tradition 
he  was  rector  of  East  Hatley  before  going  to  Hindolveston  :  which  seems 
hardly  probable.  Not  the  Fra.  Say,  Librarian  to  Queen  Caroline,  Secretary  to 
five  Bishops  of  Ely,  who  died  1748  {Gent.  Mag.  p.  427) :  probably  he  was  of 
Trinity  (B.A.  171-i). 

Gregory,  Thomas :  son  of  Love-is-God :  born  at  Stivichall,  Warw.  School : 
Coventry,  under  M''  Greenway.  Admitted  pensioner  [no  tutor  given]  4  July 
1706.     Age  19. 

Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170f.  A  pupil  of  M''  Burrell:  resided  till  Mich'. 
1708.  His  mother  was  Oath.  Turvile  of  Higham,  Leics.  The  Gregorys 
were  long  settled  at  Stivichall  (or  Stichall)  near  Coventry,  where  the  College 
owned  land  :  they  are  said  to  have  boasted  that  they  came  in  with  the  Saxons 
and  settled  at  "  Stickhill  " ;  a  branch  removed  to  Yorks.  and  settled  at 
Barnby  Don  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  1.  211).  One  Tho.  Gregory  was  vicar  of 
Hindolveston,  Norfolk  1740-1  ;  patron,  the  Dean  of  Norwich  :  vicar  of  Elm- 
ham  1741.     (Blomefield,  4.  401  ;  5.  1000.) 

Spencer,  William :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Corthorn  [Cawthorne],  Yorks.  School : 
Wakefield,  under  M''  Clarke.  Admitted  pensioner  [no  tutor  given]  5  July 
1706.     Age  17. 

Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170i.  A  pupil  of  M"^  Sherwill :  resided  till 
Mich^  1707:  .son  of  Joh.  Spencer  of  Cannon  Hall,  Cawthorne,  by  his  wife 
Ann,  daughter  of  John  Wilson  of  Wortley  :  succeeded  his  father  and  married 
Christiana,  daughter  of  Ben.  Ashton  of  Hathersage  and  had  three  sons,  John, 
Benjamin  and  William,  who  all  died  without  issue.  Died  30  Jan.  1756 
aged  65,  and  buried  at  Cawthorne.  (Hunter,  <S^.  Yorks.  2.  232  :  the  dates  are 
wrong  by  two  years,  but  the  identity  seems  clear.)  One  of  these  names  a 
conf rater  of  Brown's  Hospital,  Stamford.     {Merch'.  Taylors'  Register,  2.  192.) 

Daniel,  Robert :  migrated  from  Corpus  Christi.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M''  Sherwill  1  Oct.  1706.     Age  not  given. 

In  the  list  of  Sherwill's  pupils  till  Mich''.  1707 — but  never  any  charge. 

Will.  Burrell,  the  praelector  Oct.  1706-Oct.  1707,  makes  this  one  (in- 
complete) entry  and  makes  no  more.  Fifteen  men  are  recoverable  from  the 
matriculation  list. 

Thomson,  Henry : 

B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  1718.    Admitted  under  M--  Sherwill  Mich^  1706  :  matric''. 


166  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

pensioner  1706.  Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  1705-.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1712  June:  curate  of  Coxwold  2.5  July  1713.  Rector  of  Holy  Trinity,  Holtby, 
near  York  31  May  1716  :  patron,  Tho.  Thomson,  gent.,  of  York. 

Hathornthwaite,  Richard : 

B.A.  17ia.  AdmittedunderM'"BournebeforeLady  Day  1707:  and  resided 
in  the  Easter  Term.  Matriculated  pensioner  1707  April.  Admitted  scholar 
11  Mar.  170§. 

Bagot,  Alexander : 

B.A.  171".  Admitted  under  M''  Burrell  :  and  came  into  residence  before 
Lady  Day  1707.  Matric''.  pensioner  1707  April.  Curate  of  Stalmine  S'  James, 
near  Fleetwood  in  1725.  Vicar  of  Gressingham,  Lanes.  Died  there  5  Feb. 
1758,  aged  75:  and  buried  there.  (Letter  from  T.  Cann  Hughes,  Esq.  Lan- 
caster.) 

Whitton,  Robert: 

B.A.  171  J.  Admitted  under  M''  Burrell:  came  into  residence  before 
Lady  Day  1707.  Matric''.  sizar  1707  April.  Admitted  scholar  5  Mar.  170f. 
Resided  under  M''  Burrell,  M'  Bourne  and  M''  Boldero  successively  till  Mids''. 
1712. 

Carr,  John : 

B.A.  1712.  Admitted  under  M'  Bourne  before  Lady  Day  1707  :  kept  the 
Easter  term.  Matric''.  sizar  1707  April.  Admitted  scholar  II  Mar.  170f. 
Ordained  deacon,  York,  1713  Sept.  :  priest  1725-  March.  Master  of  Giggles- 
wick  school  1712-45,  where  he  was  probably  educated.  Married  Anne  Dawson. 
Buried  at  Giggleswick  2  Apr.  1745,  aged  56  (Morant-Whitaker,  162).  Pro- 
bably son  of  Thomas  Carr  of  Stackhouse,  and  brother  of  James  (17 1|^). 
His  son  John  was  admitted  three  weeks  after  his  father's  death  in  1745.  The 
number  of  boys  sent  up  from  Giggleswick  fell  off  considerably  in  his  time,  I 
do  not  know  why  :  the  proportion  however  to  the  whole  number  admitted 
remains  nmch   tiie  same. 

Jackson,  Robert :  , 

B.A.  17  If.  Admitted  under  M"'  Burrell  before  Lady  Day  1707  :  kept  the 
Easter  term.  Matric''.  sizar  1 707.  Resided  under  M''  Burrell,  M"'  Bourne 
and  M'' Boldero  successively  till  Mich^  1710.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1712 
Dec.  One  of  these  names  succeeded  Leonard  Jackson  (adm.  1668)  as  rector  of 
Tatliam,  Laucs.  7  Dec.  1726  and  died  there  1733  (Groston-Baines,  5.  555). 

Topham,  William : 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  under  M"'  Burrell  before  Mids"'.  1707.  Matric'*. 
sizar  1 707  July.  After  Xmas  1707  he  keeps  "  at  the  Masters  over  the  Parlour," 
perhaps  as  sizar  to  Cha.  Maynard,  and  resides  there  till  Mids''.  1712. 

Fen'wick,  Ambrose : 

B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  1714.  Admitted  under  M^  Ayu.sley  before  Mids^  1707. 
Matric''.  sizar  1707  July.  Admitted  scholar  26  July  17U7.  Resided  till  Mich^ 
1711:  came  back  June  1713  and  resided  till  Mich.  1716.  Ordained  priest,  York, 
1716  Sept.  Assistant  curate  of  All  Saints,  Newcastle  (Brand,  1.  393)  but  for 
what  time  does  not  appear.  In  1719  he  became  vicar  of  Stamfordham  on  the 
resignation  of  his  father,  Edward.  Married  Eliz.  Broadley,  whose  father  was 
an  attorney  of  Gateshead  (Hodgson,  ii.  ii.  393).  Died  1  Feb.  173|  :  buried  at 
St  Mary's,  Gateshead.     Brother  of  Edward  (1711). 

■Watson,  Ralph: 

B.A.  17 If.  Admitted  under  M''  Aynsley  before  Mids.  1707.  Matric''. 
sizar  1707  July.     Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  I70f.     Resided  till  Dec.  1711. 


1707  167 

Possibly  the  Ra.  Watson,  B.A.  and  M.D.,  of  Linmouth  Northumberland 
(Hodgson,  II.  ii.  191) ;  son  of  Ralph  of  North  Seaton  :  married  Jane,  daughter 
of  John  Lawson  of  Longhurst :  died  11  Aug.  1721,  aged  32. 

Maynard,  Charles: 

M.A.  1711.  Eighth  son  of  Banaster,  third  Lord  Maynard,  and  brother  of 
Banister  (1694).  Admitted  under  M"'  Aynsley  before  June  1707.  Matric''. 
fellow-commoner  1707  Dec.  Kept  "in  the  Master's  over  the  parlour"  paying 
therefore  £1.  10s.  each  quarter,  up  to  Mids''.  1716:  but  the  room  remains 
assigned  to  him  (without  charge)  up  to  Lady  Day  1721.  He  succeeded  in  the 
title  two  elder  brothers,  Henry  (third  son  of  the  third  Baron)  and  Grey  (seventh 
son),  as  sixth  Baron  Maynard  in  1745.  In  1766  he  was  created  Viscount 
Maynard  :  and  he  died  1775,  unmarried,  aged  85.  By  his  will  dated 
13  February  1775  he  left  £500  "for  or  toward  the  cost  of  erecting  or  beauti- 
fying any  publick  building  for  the  University  of  Cambridge  that  shall  not  be 
begun  at  the  time  of  my  decease,  or  for  the  use  of  the  Public  Physick  Garden 
there."  He  gave  earlier  £100  to  the  Botanic  Gardens.  This  sum  with  the 
accumulated  interest  amounted  in  1788  to  X745.  18«.  id.  :  which  was  paid  by 
the  trustees  of  the  will  to  the  Vice-Chancellor  to  be  used  toward  the  erec- 
tion of  the  proposed  University  Offices  in  Senate  House  Yard.  That  scheme 
having  been  abandoned,  the  money  was  returned  to  the  trustees  and  reinvested. 
In  1807,  when  the  amount  was  £2163.  9s.  Qd.  it  was  assigned  by  Grace  to  the 
Botanic  Gai'den,  so  as  to  carry  out  the  second  alternative  object  of  the  testator. 
{Endotvments  of  the  Unirerskij,  (1904)  page  475.)  Subscribed  to  Sanderson's 
Algebra,  1740. 

Gardiner,  William : 

Admitted  under  M''  Sherwill  before  Mich".  1707.  Matric'*.  pensioner  1707 
Dec.  Resided  till  Xmas  1708.  Perhaps  the  son  of  Will.  Gardiner  of  Pisho- 
bury,  Sawbridgeworth  who  was  admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  20  Dec.  1709, 
and  migrated  to  the  Inner  Temple  26  Nov.  1713.  The  vicar  (of  these  names) 
of  Scarcliffe,  Derbs.  1724-69,  son  of  Sara.,  rector  of  Eckington  was  probably 
admitted  at  Corpus  in  the  same  year.  One  of  these  names,  rector  of  Hamble- 
don  (?  which)  subscribed  to  Sanderson's  Algebra,  1740. 

Webb,  Francis : 

B.A.  171^.  Admitted  under  M''  Boldero  before  Mids'.  1707,  and  resided 
in  the  Mich'*,  quarter.  Matric''.  sizar  1708  July.  Admitted  scholar  11  Mar. 
170f.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1713  May:  priest,  Lincoln,  1715  June,  at 
the  request  of  the  Bishop  of  Norwich.  Probably  rector  of  Hargrave,  Suffolk 
19  Oct.  1727-6  June  1755,  when  he  died,  aged  64  (Gage,  Suffolk,  339).  His 
wife,  Ellen,  died  Dec.  1735. 

Tindal,  Thomas: 

M.B.  1712.  Admitted  under  M''  Boldero  before  Mich^  1707.  Matric<*. 
sizar  1707  July.  Re.sided  (as  "M''"  Tindall)  for  the  last  two  quarters  till 
Mich'.  1712. 

Sadler,  Henry : 

Admitted  under  M'' Sherwill  before  Mich'.  1707.  Matriculated  pensioner 
1707  Dec.     Resided  till  Mich^  1709. 

Rutty,  William : 

M.B.  1712;  M.D.  1719.  Born  1692:  admitted  at  Merchant  Taylors' 
school  10  Sept.  1701.  Admitted  under  M''  Sherwill  before  Dec.  1707.  Matric'*. 
pensioner  ]707  Dec.  Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170|.  Resided  till  Mids''. 
1712.     F.R.C.P.    1720.     Gulstonian  lecturer  at  the  College  of   Physicians. 


168  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Secretary  of  the  Royal  Society.  Died  1730.  Perhaps  he  is  the  Will.  Rutty 
son  and  heir  of  Thomas,  mercer,  of  Lombard  Street,  who  was  admitted  at  the 
Middle  Temple  27  Oct.  1709.  Author:  A  treatise  on  the  Urinary  passages,  4'°. 
1726.     (D.N.B.) 

Washington,  Laurence : 

B.A.  171f  Admitted  under  M--  Burrell  before  Dec.  1707.  Matric*. 
pensioner  1707  Dec.  Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170|.  Resided  till  Lady  Day 
1712,  perhaps  during  the  next  quarter.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1718  Sept. 
Perhaps  of  the  family,  originally  of  Warton,  Lanes.,  afterwards  settled  at 
Sulgrave,  Noithants.,  from  which  the  American  Washingtons  were  descended  : 
the  name  Laurence  occurs  in  it  frequently  :  see  pedigree  in  Croston-Baines, 
5.  520. 

Cawson,  John : 

M.B.  1712.  First  appears  at  Christ's  as  pupil  of  M''  Moor  at  Xmas,  1708, 
and  as   "M"'"  Cawson   at  Mids'.    1712. 

Sanderson,  Nicholas : 

M.A.  (per  lit.  reg.)  1712;  LL.D.  (com.  reg.)  1728;  F.R.S.     Born  Jan.  1682 
(bapt.  20  Jan.)  at  Thurlston  near  Penistone,  Yorks.,  son  of  John  Sanderson, 
exciseman.    Lost  his  eyes  by  smallpox  when  one  year  old.    Educated  at  Penistone 
by  M''  Staniforth  in  Latin  and  Greek  ;  afterwards  by  his  father  and  by  himself 
in  mathematics  :  in  later  life  he  could  repeat  all  Horace's  Odes  and  much  other 
Latin  poetry  :  his  father  and  friends  supported  him  till  he  was  25.     Came 
to  Cambridge  in   1707   as  friend  of   Joshua  Dunn  then  fellow-commoner  at 
Christ's  :  see  Dunn,  John  (!  Joshua),  1706.     Not  admitted  at  the  College,  but 
allowed  rooms  there  :    perhaps  Dunn's,  who  seems  to  have  resided  irregularly. 
Made  friends  through  his  keenness  for  mathematics — especially  as  expounded 
by  Newton — and  through  his  blindness.     Will.  Whiston,  Lucasian  Professor, 
allowed  him  to  lecture  in  his  own  subjects:  his  lectures  seem  to  have  been  very 
popular.     In  the  dedication  (1740)  of  his  Algebra  to  John  Robartes  (170|) 
afterwards  Earl  of  Radnor,  it  is  said  "  Your  Lordship  was  his  first  acquaint- 
ance in  the  University  and  his  first  scholar,  and. ..his  most  generous  benefactor: 
a  great  part  of  the  work  was  drawn  up  originally  for  your  Lordships  use,  and 
was  for  many  years  in  your  sole  ])OSsession."     When  Whiston  was  removed 
from   his  Professorship  (30  Oct.   1710)  for  his  Ariau  proclivities,  Sanderson 
seems  to  have  been  regarded  as  his  obvious  successor  :  but  he  lacked  the  M.A. 
degree.     The  Heads  of  Colleges,  and  the  Hon.  Francis  Robartes  (1663)  father 
of  John  Robartes  are  said  in  the  Alemoir  (p.  vi)  to  have  applied  to  the  Chan- 
cellor for  a  mandate-degree  for  him  :    which   was  issued   by  the  Queen :   he 
became  M.A.    19   Nov.    1711,   and    Lucasian  Professor  the  next   day!     His 
inaugural  lecture  was  in  "  truly  Ciceronian  "  Latin.     His  position  as  an  early 
"Newtonian"  is  attested  by  D''  Heberden,  writing  of  what  he  remembered 
about  1730,  "  Newton  Euclid  and  Algebra  were  only  known  to  those  who  chose 
to  attend  tiie  lectures  of  Pr'of.  Sanderson,  for  the  College  lecturers  were  silent 
on  them."    [Schol.  Acad.  66.)     He  lived  in  College  till  1723  devoting  his  whole 
time  to  his  lectures  and  his  pupils.     In  that  year  he  took  a  house  in  Cambridge 
and  married  Abigail,  daughter  of  Will.  Dickons,  rector  of  Boxsvorth:  by  whom 
he  had  children,  John  (1742)  and  Anne.      He  continued  his  teaching  to  the 
detriment  of  his  health  :    "  being  too  sedentary  and  constantl}'  confining  him- 
self to  the  house,  he  became  a  valetudinarian  of  a  very  scorbutic  habit "  and 
died  19  Apr.  1739  "  of  a  mortification  in  his  foot."    Buried  at  Boxworth:  M.I. 
Portrait  by  Vanderbanck  (painted  1718)  in  the  University  Library.     He  had 
prepared  his  Algebra  for  the  Press  before  his  death  :    and  it  was  published  in 
1740  by  ills  widdw  and  children.     The  Method  of  Fluxions  appeared  in  1751. 
It  is  said  (see  Ball,  History  of  Mathematics,  87)  that  owing  to  his  outspokenness 


1707—1708  169 

he  was  "  better  qualified  to  inspire  admiration  than  to  make  or  retain  friends." 
Among  the  friends  who  contributed  to  the  Memoir  prefixed  to  his  Algebra, 
were  John  Boldero  and  Gervase  Wheler  of  Christ's.  Many  other  members  of 
the  College  were  among  the  subscribers  to  tiie  book  ;  also  the  libraries  of 
almost  every  college  in  Cambridge,  except  (oddly)  Christ's.  (D.N.B.)  His 
son  John  (1742)  was  B.A.  at  Christ's,  afterwards  Fellow  of  Poterhouse. 
*Edwards,  William : 

B.A.  (St  John's)  171  J;  M.A.  1714;  D.D.  (Christ's)  1728  {com.  reg.).  Son  of 
George  Edwards,  currier,  of  Barnard  Castle  :  educated  at  Sedbergh.  Admitted 
sizar  at  St  John's  under  M'  Anstey  28  June  1707,  aged  17.  {St  John's  Admis- 
sions.) Admitted  Fellow  2G  Feb.  17 1^,  in  succession  to  John  Moor,  by  the 
authority  of  the  Visitor,  Tho.  Sherlock,  V.C.,  who  with  the  assent  of  one  of  his 
assessors  declared  void  the  election  of  Ja.  Dodgson  (whom  see,  page  174).  In 
1720  he  was  Praelector  (a  careless  one).  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting 
Preacher.  He  signs  last  in  May  1726  and  on  14  Jan.  172^  Edmund  Law 
was  elected  to  his  vacant  Fellowship  :  but  the  declaration  of  the  vacancy  is 
not  in  the  Order-book.  He  had  been  presented  by  the  Earl  of  Nottingham  to 
the  vicarage  of  Biirley  on  the  Hill,  Ruts.  The  same  patron  presented  him  to 
the  rectory  of  Middleton  Keynes,  Bucks.  28  April  1727.  He  died  1744  (Lips- 
combe,  4.  247). 

Settle,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Swainstead  [a  farm  about  three  miles 
from  Giggleswick],  Yorks.  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M''  Armitstead.  Ad- 
mitted sizar  under  M"'  Burrell  9  Feb.  170 J.      Age  18. 

B.A.  n\h.  Admitted  scholar  11  March  170f.  Ordained  deacon,  Carlisle, 
171|  March  :"  priest,  York,  1716  Dec.  Licensed  to  Wakefield  1728.  His  son 
Robert  (admitted  1747)  was  also  born  at  Swainstead,  in  1730. 

Exley,  Sam.uel :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Rawdon,  Yorks.  School :  Bradford,  under 
M''  Tho.  Clapham.      Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Bourne  9  Feb.  170^.      Age  19. 

B.  A.  1 7  li.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1712  Sept. :  priest  1713  Sept.  Licensed 
to  preach  in  the  chapels  of  Braniley  and  Farnley  1728. 

Baron,  Michael :  son  of  Benjamin,  priest :  born  at  Scorcoate,  Yorks.  School : 
Bradford,  under  M"'  Tho.  Clapham.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Bourne  9  Feb. 
170i.     Age  19. 

B.A.  171f.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171^  His  father,  Ben.,  was  vicar 
of  Bradford  1698-170f.  Ordained  priest,  York,  1719  Sept.  Incumbent  of 
Thornton  in  1714  :  signs  for  the  last  time  1724  (James,  History  of  Bradford 
(continuation)  170,  274). 

Coleby,  Thomas :  son  of  Christopher,  Dean  of  Middleham,  Richmondshire,  where 
he  was  born.  School;  Sedbergh,  under  M'  Dwyers.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M--  Burrell,  17  Feb.  170|.     Age  18. 

B.A.  171i;  M.A.  1715.  Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170|.  His  father 
(vol.  I.  p.  610,  where  by  error  the  name  is  spelt  Colly)  admitted  1664. 
Ordained  priest,  London,  1714  Sept.  Probably  vicar  of  Birstall  near  Leeds 
7  Feb.  171 1  (though  described  as  B.A.). 

Dyer,  William  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Sherwill 
20  Apr.  1708. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1710.  Perhaps  son  of  Sir  Will.  Dyer  (Bart.  1678)  of 
Newnliam,  Herts.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  4  July  1707.  High  SheriflF  of 
Herts.  Built  a  great  house  at  Newnham. 
Spurling,  John :  son  of  Henry,  rector  of  Burnham  Market,  Norfolk.  School : 
Holt,  under  M'  Reynolds.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"' Burrell  11  May  1708. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  I7U.     Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170|. 


170  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Ogle,  Henry :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Eglingham,  Northumberland.  Educated 
(?  privately)  by  M'  Dyke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Aynsley  8  June  1708. 
Age  not  given. 

Came  into  residence  with  his  younger  brother  James:  one  (it  does  not  appear 
which)  resided  till  Mich^  1709:  the  other  till  Mich^  1710.  According  to 
Burke  (Ext.  Bar.  2.  1013)  one  Hen.  Ogle  of  Eglingham  died  1711  and  was  suc- 
ceeded by  his  son  Henry  who  was  Sheriff  of  Northumberland  1707  and  died 
1713,  and  was  succeeded  by  his  eldest  son  Robert :  no  brothers  are  mentioned. 

Ogle,  James :  younger  son  of  Henry  Ogle  of  Eglingham  [see  under  Henry]. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Aynsley  8  June   1708.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170|.  Resided  till  Mich.  1709  or  1710;  more 
probably  the  latter.      Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  7  Dec.  1710. 

Gwavas,  John  :  son  of  William  :  bom  at  Huntingfield  Hall,  Suffolk.  Educated 
(?  at  home)  "  cum  operani  pene  dixeram  inutilem  Uteris  dedisset,  docente 
M™  Kilibrd  (?  Hen.  Kifford  of  Christ's  adm.  169|)...aegre  admissus  (June  1708 
under  M''  Aynsley)  Pensionariorum  numerum  auxit  magis  quam  ornavit "  (says 
John  Moor,  praelector).     Age  about  18. 

LL.B.  1713.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171^ — realising  the  "spes  maioris 
fructus "  which  brought  him  to  Cambridge.  Rector  of  Wheatacre  All  SH, 
Norfolk  1715,  licensed  7  Jan.  17 IS  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Horham,  Suffolk, 
distant  12  miles.  (Lambeth  Register.)  Rector  of  Thorpe  next  Haddiscoe, 
Norfolk   1746-53  (Blometield,  4.   270). 

Rowland,  Arthur :  son  of  Arthur :  born  at  Guildford.  School :  Eton,  under 
M'  Newborough.  Admitted  pensioner,  then  fellow-commoner,  under  M''  Burrell 
—  June  1708.     Age  19. 

B.A.  171i-:  residing  up  to  June  1712  under  M''  Burrell,  M'  Hanchett  and 
M''  Boldero  successively. 

Styleman,  Robert :  son  of  Weston  :  born  at  Beadles  Hall,  Essex.  School :  Fel- 
stead,  under  M''  Sim.  Lydiat.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Sherwill  2  July 
1708.     Age  17. 

LL.B.  1713.  Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170|.  Ordained  deacon,  London, 
1714  May:  priest  1720  June.  Inst'',  vicar  of  St  Michael,  Bp.  Stortford 
5  June  1722:  died  before  the  end  of  1748  (Glascock,  p.  111).  The  Rob. 
Styleman  who  was  rector  of  Spixworth,  Norfolk  1755-6,  of  Thwaite  1755-73, 
of  Calthorpe  1755,  and  of  Burnham  Overy  1758-73  was  perhaps  of  Corpus 
(B.A.  174i). 

Sammes,  George  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Clapton,  Cambs.     School :  Buntingford, 
under  M^  England.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Burrell  7  July  1708.     Age  16. 
B.A.  171f;-.     Admitted  .scholar  (Samms)  11  Mar.  170-.     Ordained  deacon, 
London,  1713  May. 

Byam,  Edward:  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Antigua  ("  Antegoae  inter  Ameri- 
canos ").      Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Sherwill.      Date  and  age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170f.  Resided  till  Mich.  1711.  Probably  son 
of  Edward  Byam  (1663-1741)  Governor  of  the  Leeward  Islands,  President  in 
1707  of  the  Council  of  Antigua,  by  his  first  wife  Mary  (?  Sarah)  Winthrop, 
first  cousin  of  Samuel  (170J).  Pos,sibly  the  Edv/.  Byam  admitted  at  Gray's 
Inn  4  Jan.  ll'l-.  Died  1733.  His  half  brother  Francis  admitted  1726  (B.A. 
17j?^  and  Fellow  of  Trin.) :  possibly  also  another  half  brother  Will,  (see  Will. 
Byam  1720).     See  History  of  Antigua,  1.  96-101. 


1708—1709  171 

Cooke,  James  :  son  of  James  :  born  in  London.  School :  Eton,  under  M''  New- 
borough.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'' Moor  29  Sept.  1708.  Age  not 
given. 

Resided  "  in  the  Master's,  over  the  ante-chapel  "  till  Mich^  1711.  Admitted 
at  the  Inner  Temple  "son  of  James,  late  of  London,  merchant"  21  Oct.  1708. 

Shotter,    Roger:    [father   not   given]:    born    in   Surrey.      School:    Eton,    under 
Mr  Newborough.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Bourne  1  Nov.  1708.    Age  19. 
Not  found  in  the  Study-rents. 

Windle,  John: 

M.A.  1715.  Son  of  Gerard  Windle  of  Enfield,  Staffs.,  "paup."  Matric''.  at 
Magdalen  Hall,  Oxford  168S  Mar.,  aged  20  :  B.A  (Christ  Church)  1690.  {Al. 
Ox.  1689.)  M.A.  (Christ's)  1715.  Rector  of  Courteenliall,  Northants.  1714 
(Bridges,  1.  354)  :  also  vicar  of  Horton,  but  no  dates  given  {ib.  369). 

Martin,  William : 

Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Burrell :  appears  first  in  the  Easter  term 
1708.  Resided  under  (1)  M"-  Burrell,  (2)  M"-  Bourne  till  Lady  Day  1710.  Ad- 
mitted scholar  11  Mar.  170|.  One  Will.  Martin,  second  son  of  Will.  Martin 
of  Holmnicote,  Somerset  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  13  Dec.  1709. 

French,  John :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Gazeley,  Suffolk.  School :  Bury,  under 
M''  Randall.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Bourne  23  Jan.  170f.     Age  18. 

B.A.  17 If;  M.A.  1716.  Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170|.  Baptised  at 
Cheveley  18  Dec.  1690,  son  of  John  French,  by  his  second  wife  Abigail,  who  came 
from  Bury.  Ordained  priest,  Ely,  1717  Sept.  Reader  of  St  Mary's  parish 
Bury  in  1731-7,  perhaps  longer.  Rector  of  Great  Saxham  9  Nov.  1721, 
patron,  John  Carter.  Also  rector  of  Horringer  [Horningsheath]  175i— 1767. 
Buried  at  Saxham  3  Jan.  1767,  aged  77.  His  widow  Elizabeth  died  10  Aug. 
1772,  and  with  six  infant  children  buried  in  the  same  churchyard  (Gaze, 
Suffolk,   111). 

Claphamson,  John  :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Fairhill  [about  eight  miles  S.W.  of 
Giggleswick],  Yorks.  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M"'  Armitstead.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Moor  7  Feb.  170|.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171?.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1713  Sept.:  priest  1718  Sept.  Licensed  to  preach  at  Headingley  Chapel, 
Leeds  1728.     Vicar  of  Giggleswick  1730-8.     ( Morant- Whitaker,  166.) 

Foster,  Williani:  [father  and  birth-place  not  given]  of  Yorks.  School  :  Giggles- 
wick, under  M'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Bourne  7  Feb  170f 
Age  19. 

B.A.  1713.  Ordained  (Forster)  deacon,  York,  1712  Dec.  :  priest  1713  Sept. 
One  Will.  Forster  (but  M.A.  and  probably  of  Oxford)  P.O.  of  St  Margaret, 
Durham  1719-22:  vicar  of  Aycliife  1723  :  vicar  of  St  Oswald,  Durham  1725- 
65.     (See  Surtees,  3.  307.) 

*Ellis,  Edward  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Holbeck,  Lines.  School :  Wisbech, 
under  M"^  Carter.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Towers  10  Feb.  170r. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  1716.  Admitted  scholar  11  Mar.  170f.  Ordained 
deacon,  Ely,  1716  Sept.  :  priest  1717  Dec.  Elected  Fellow  (succeeding 
J.  Boldero)  21  Dec.  1716;  on  the  mandate  of  D"'  Grigg,  V.C.,  and  D''  James 
one  of  his  assessors.  There  is  a  short  note  in  Uovel's  handwriting  in  his  copy 
of  the  V.C.'s  injunction  saying  that  he  had  pointed  out  to  the  V.C.  his  in- 
justice in  deciding  the  case  without  hearing  either  side.  Ellis  held  no  office 
during  the  short  tenure  of  his  Fellowsliip  :  he  signs  several  College  orders^ 
the  last  on  9  Mar.  17  If.     He  was  buried  in  the  ante-chapel  23  Nov.  1719. 


172  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Woods,  Henry  :  son  of  Hamlet :  born  at  Winwick,  Lanes.  School :  Winwick, 
under  M'' Wright.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Sherwill  2-4  Feb.  IZOIJ-.  Age  18. 
B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  17:^2.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171?-.'  Ordained 
deacon,  London,  1712  Sept.  :  priest,  York,  1713  Sept.  Vicar  of  Lambley, 
Notts.  2  June  1719.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Sunderland.  Had  dispensation 
21  July  1722  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Stanford,  Notts.,  distant  10  miles. 
One  Hen.  Woods,  M.A.,  died  rector  of  Wilford,  Notts.  1755,  aged  66  (Thoroton- 
Throsby,  1.  116). 

Simpson,  Thomas  :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Lancaster.  School :  Lancaster, 
under  M''  Boardley.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Moor  2  Mar.  170f  after 
spending  two  years  "  in  Curiae  Hospitio  in  iuris  investigatione."     Age  20. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1711:  his  name  appears  for  two  quarters  more,  with 
the  charge  crossed  out.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  26  Nov.  1708,  as 
son  and  heir  of  Richard  of  Torrisholme,  near  Lancaster. 

Green,  Robert :  son  of  Christopher,  M.D.,  Professor  of  Medicine :  born  in 
Cambridge.  School  :  Stortford,  under  M''  Tooke.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'-  Sherwill  9  Mar.  llOf^.      Age  16. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1712.  Admitted  scholar  8  July  1710.  Admitted 
at  the  Inner  Temple  21:  Apr.  1712  :  then  at  the  Middle  Temple  8  Apr.  1721  : 
second  son  of  D'  Chris.  Green  (?  admitted  at  Christ's  1650). 

Jones,  Simon :  "  Coll.  Regal.  [A.B.  written  and  crossed  out]  ast  non  ex 
fundatione  Henrici  Conditoris,  A.B.  ad  nos  (an  ut  meliora  demeusa  haberet,  an 
ut  in  ordinem  Sociorum  cooptaretur,  non  dicam)  se  contulit."  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Moor  7   May   1709.      Age  not  given. 

Simon  Jones  does  not  appear  as  B.A.  in  the  Cat.  Grad.  But  he  appears  as 
D"  Jones  in  the  Study-rents — residing  till  Mich^  1709,  and  having  his  name 
in  the  list  without  charge  for  room-rent  two  quarters  more. 

Two  entries  here  are  oddly  mixed  up.     The  first  is  that  of 

*Chester  [John] :  written  by  Moor,  the  praelector — but  not  filled  up  at  the  time  : 
the  vacant  place  was  filled  up  by  another  hand  with  the  account  of  John 
Libanus  (see  next  entry). 

Came  into  residence  as  pupil  of  M"'  Sherwill  at  Mids"'.  1709.  B.A.  171|; 
M.A.  1716.  Born  27  Apr.  1693  at  Sheriton  Hall,  third  son  of  Sir  John 
Chester,  of  Sheriton  afterwards  of  Chicheley,  Bucks.  (See  Waters,  Chesters  of 
Chichdey,  2.  612.)  Admitted  scholar  9  July  1709.  Elected  Fellow  in  place 
of  Matt.  Baines  16  Feb.  1714.  Junior  Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting  Preacher 
and  Steward  1717.  Praelector  1718.  Received  from  his  father  (in  his  life 
time)  estates  at  Lidlington  and  Tilsworth.  Married  15  Feb.  171f  Frances, 
daughter  of  Sir  Edw.  Bagot  ;  and  \acated  his  Fellowship.  Succeded  19  May 
172f  as  sixth  baronet  — his  brother  Will,  having  succeeded  their  father  on 
6  Feb.  of  the  same  year.  Supported  the  Grenvilles  in  their  political  contests 
in  Bucks.  Elected  M.P.  for  Beds.  1741,  and  voted  10  Dec.  1742  against  the 
Hanoverians  being  taken  into  British  pay.  Retained  his  seat  till  the  disso- 
lution of  1747.  Subscriber  to  Sanderson's  ^l/(/e6r«,  1740.  Died  8  Feb.  174|- 
and  buried  at  Chicheley,  leaving  two  sons.  Sir  Chas.  Bagot,  and  Anthony. 
Portrait  at  Chicheley. 

Libanus,  John  :  son  of  John  (an  exile  from  Bohemia,  religionis  ergo)  :  born  at 

Ashwell,  Herts.      School  :  Buntingford,  under  M"'  England.      Admitted  sizar 

under  M''  Hanchett,  perhaps  7  May  [or  later,  date  not  given]  1709.     Age  15. 

The  father,  John,  was  (I  think)  B.A.  (Peterhouse)  1082,  and  his  son  Pyers 

B.A.  at  the  same  College  1744.     Admitted  scholar  8  July  1710.     B.A.  171|; 


1709  173 

M.A.  1716.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1715  June:  priest  1718  Sept.  Vicar  of 
Witcham,  in  tlie  Isle  of  Ely,  3  Dec.  1720.  Had  dispensation  3  Apr.  1733  to 
hold  al.so  the  vicarage  of  Witchford.  Chaplain  to  Lord  Willoughby  de  Broke. 
Died  before  Dec.  1746. 

Halstead,  William :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Eton,  under 
M''  Newborough  (Uteris  mediocriter  imbutus).  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M"-  Boldero  and  D»  Hanchett  20  June  1709.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171f  ;  M.A.  1719.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171f.  Ordained 
deacon,  London,  1715  Dec.  Master  of  the  Free  School,  Buckingham  26  Feb. 
172|  :  perhaps  also  rector  of  Farnborough,  Hants.,  2-1  Nov.  1724.  Rector 
of  Padbury  (near  Buckingham)  1729-63  :  also  rector  of  Thornborough,  al.so 
near  Buckingham.  Buried  at  Thornborough  29  Dec.  1763.  (Lipscombe,  2. 
584:  3.  117.) 

Maryon,  John:  son  of  Joseph  :  born  at  White  Rooden  [Roding],  Essex.  School : 
Felstead,  under  M"'  Lydiat.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Sherwill  29  June 
1709.     Age  17. 

LL.B.  1714.  Born  18  Apr.  1692  {Pedigree  of  the  Maryon  family).  Admitted 
scholar  23  Mar.  171^.  Gave  the  College  £10,  the  "income"  of  his  chamber 
15  May  1717:  though  he  seems  to  have  resided  only  till  Mich'.  1714. 
Ordained  deacon,  London,  1714  Sept.  :  priest  1720  June.  Chaplain  to  Lord 
Maynard.  Rector  of  White  Roding  1720-60.  Had  dispensation  25  July 
1732  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  The3'don  Garnon,  distant  10  miles  :  resigned 
it  in  1752.  Married  1719  Jane  AVeller  of  Romford,  by  whom  he  had  two 
children,  who  died  young.      Died  1760.     {East  Anglia,  1.  232.) 

Ward,  John :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Willian,  Herts.  School :  Buntingford, 
under  M''  England.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Boldero  and  D*  Hanchett 
9  July  1709.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171J.  Ordained  deacon,  London, 
1714  Sept.  :  priest  1720  July.  Licensed  to  cure  of  Ganilingay  18  Oct.  1727. 
One  John  Ward  (but  B.D. — a  person  not  found  at  either  University)  pre- 
sented by  the  Bishop  of  Carlisle  to  Melbourne,  Derbs.  29  Jan.  173|. 

Coke,  Edward  :  [father's  name  not  given]:  of  Derbyshire:  born  at  Constantinople 
of  a  Greek  mother.  Brought  back  to  England,  aged  6,  "evitata  circumcisionis 
nota"  (J.  Boldero,  praelector).  School:  Harrow,  under  M''  Bryan.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M"'  Boldero  2  Dec.  1709.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171f.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171"  "  vindicato  electionis  iure, 
ex  agro  Derbiensi  :  nati\o  patris  solo."  (The  interpretation  of  the  law  on  this 
point  varied  strangely  :  see  under  James  Dodgson,  1710.)  Probably  not  the 
son  of  —  Coke  of  Trusley,  Derbs.,  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  11  June  1718  : 
according  to  Hunter  {F.M.G.  575)  he  died  1719,  aged  only  19. 

Dunn  [Joshua] : 

Appears  as  fellow-commoner  in  Study-rents  Mids''.  1709  :  but  perhaps 
the  Dunn,  admitted  as  John  4  June  1706  :  whom  see. 

Nowell,  Charles : 

Matriculated  pensioner  1709.  Came  into  residence  Mich'.  1709  under 
M"'  Moor  and  resided  till  Dec.  1710. 

Backler,  Samuel:  son  of  Samuel:   born  at  Ashwell,  Herts.     School:  A.shwell, 
under  his  father.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Boldero  24  Jan.  17y§.     Age  19. 
B.A.  171|.    Admitted  scholar  8  July  1710.    Sou  of  Sam.  Backler  (1678) 


174  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

vicar  of  Ashvvell.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1714  May,  and  licensed  to 
Ash  well  :  priest  1717  Sept.  :  curate  of  Rearsby,  Leics.  Vicar  of  Lowesby, 
Leics.  5  June  1719.     Rector  of  Battlesden,  Beds.  17  Feb.  1721. 

Rigby,  Ralph  :  son  of  Adam  :  born  at  West  Horton,  Lanes.     School :  Winwicki 

under  M''  Wria;ht.    Admitted  sizar  under  M--  Sherwill  28  Mar.  1710,    Age  20. 

B.A.    i71f';  M.A.    1735.     Admitted   scholar   23    Mar.    171^.     Ordained 

deacon.   El}',    1714  May.     One  of    the-se  names  curate  of   Eyara,   Derbs.    for 

22  years:  buried  there  22  April   1740  (Cox,   Derhs.   Churches,   2.    194). 

Siday,  John :  son  of  John :  born  at  Beauchamp  Roding,  Essex.  School  :  Fel- 
stead,  under  M"^  Lydiat.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Sherwill  16  May 
1710.    Age  17. 

LLB.  1715.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171  f  Son  of  Joh.  Siday  (Caius) 
rector  of  Beauchamp  Roding  (1689);  and  grandson  of  another  rector,  also 
John  (1642).  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1716  Dec.  :  priest,  1720  Dec.  Suc- 
ceeded his  father  as  rector  20  Dec.  1720  on  the  presentation  of  Mary  Siday, 
widow — I  presume,  his  mother.     Died  there  1752  (Morant,  1.  137). 

Glover,  John  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Mansergh,  Westmoreland.  School  :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M"'  Simon  Atkinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Moor,  2  May 
1710.     Age  19. 

B.A.  171f.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171f  One  John  Glover  of  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  gent.,  sent  his  son  Richard  to  St  John's  in  1763  (Admissio7is  to  St 
John's,  p.  l65). 

Clieveland,  Thomas :  son  of  William,  priest :  born  at  Dudley,  Worcs.  School  : 
Rugby,  under  M''  Guy  ("  alias  Henry  ")  Holyoake.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M^  Boldero  25  May  1710.     Age  18. 

B.A.  (Cleiveland)  171f.  Admitted  scholar  (Cleiveland)  16  Feb.  17U. 
Born  1  Nov.  1691.  Younger  son  of  Will.  (1674)  vicar  of  Dudley:  brother  of 
John  (1700)  :  Will,  (who  came  between  the  two)  was  admitted  at  St  John's 
1708.  Ordained  deacon,  Worcester,  1714  May:  priest  1716  Oct.  Died  at 
Pershore  (Nichols,  Hinckley,  135). 

Gawkro(d)ger,  John :  son  of  Joseph  :  born  at  Heaton,  Yorks.  School :  Brad- 
ford, under  M^  Clapham.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Moor  25  May  1710. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  171f.  Admittedscholar  (Gawkrodger)  23  Mar.  171f.  Accepted  for 
deacon's  orders,  York,  1715  Dec.  :  but  not  ordained  because  of  a  prosecution  for 
immoral  conduct. 

*Dodgson,  James  :  son  of  Edmund  :  born  at  Casterton,  Westmoreland.  School : 
Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M''  Atkinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Moor  26  May 
1710.     Age  19. 

B.A  171| ;  M.A.  1717.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171?.  The  statement 
as  to  his  birthplace  is  incorrect.  His  parents'  domicile  was  Casterton  :  but 
he  was  born  in  Lancashire,  where  his  mother  happened  to  be  at  her  confine- 
ment. He  was  elected  Fellow  as  a  Westmoreland  man  at  the  end  of  1714  or 
early  in  1715.  On  this  ground  D"^  Tho.  Sherlock,  V.C.  (with  one  assessor) 
pronounced  the  election  invalid  [see  under  Will.  Edwards,  p.  169.  See  Adam 
Wall— siss.  (Mm  V.  48,  page  42  (23))].  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1713  May: 
priest,  Norwich,  1714  Dec.  Chaplain  to  Earl  Stanhope.  Vicar  of  St  Ives, 
Hunts.,  1717.  Had  dispensation  3  May  1722  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of 
Yelling,  distant  four  miles.     Died  1735  Oct.     {Lambeth  Register.) 


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Metcalfe,  John  :  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Shawcoat  [?],  Yorks.  School :  Rich- 
mond (schola  Rigodunensis),  under  M''  Thomson.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M''  Metcalfe  27  May   1710.     Age  18. 

B.A.  171f.  Admitted  scholar  23  March  171°.  Ordained  priest,  York, 
1716  Sept. 

King,  Joseph :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Scottow,  Norfolk.  Educated  by  M''  Saunders. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Boldero  15  June  1710.      Age  20. 

Included  b}'  the  praelector,  John  Boldero,  in  one  entry  with  the  next, 
Tho.  Tingey,  with  the  comment:  "quorum  neuter  Collegium  aut  vidit  aut 
visurus  est :  admissi  ad  fidem  et  rogatum  cuiusdam  Joauuis  King,  schismatici, 
et  fanaticae  congregationis  pseudodidascali  apud  Wellingborough."  M"'  Boldero 
was  right  in  his  prophecy :  neither  seems  ever  to  have  resided :  but  the  history 
of  their  admission  rests  unexplained  :  tlie  praelector  records  that  each  paid  his 
admission  fee. 

Tingey,   Thomas :   son  of  John :    born  at    Shelton    ['(],    Hunts.     Educated   by 
M''  Goodwin.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Boldero  15  June  1710.      Age  19. 
Never  resided  :  see  under  Jos.  King,  above. 

*'Wade,  George:  son  of  Ralph  :  born  at  Richmond,  Yorks.  School:  Richmond, 
under  M''  Thomson.  Admitted  "  Uteris  tum  Graecis  tum  Latinis  prope  in- 
structus "  sizar  under  M''  Boldero  18  June  1710.     Age  18. 

B.A.  171| ;  M.A.  1717  ;  D.D.  {com.  reg.)  1728.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar. 
171f^.  Kept  "in  the  Master's  over  the  Parlour,"  together  with  the  Hon. 
Cha.  Maynard  (perhaps  as  his  sizar)  till  he  became  B.A.  Ordained  deacon, 
London,  171iMarch:  priest,  Lincoln,  171f  Feb. :  licensed  to  cure  of  St  Andrew, 
Hertford.  Elected  Fellow  in  place  of  Tho.  Metcalfe,  3  May  1716.  Fellow- 
ship declared  vacant  i  July  1717  :  he  had  married.  Vicar  of  Gainsborough 
4  July  1719:  patron,  the  Bishop  :  and  on  the  same  day  collated  to  the  prebend 
of  Corringham,  Lincoln.  His  successor  appointed  3  Nov.  1746.  He  left  £10 
to  the  Library.  Author :  A  sermon  on  llie  nature  and  consequences  of 
partiality  1721:  A  short  enquiry  into  the  doctrine  oj' the  Trinity.  Editor  of 
the  Odes  of  Horace,  4to.  London,  Bowyer,  1731. 

Perkins,  William  :  son  of  William  :  rector  of  Colsterworth,  Lines.  Educated 
there  by  his  father.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Metcalfe  20  June  1710. 
Age  17. 

Admitted  scholar  16  Feb.  17U.     Resided  till  Xmas  1712. 

•Wilkinson,  Thomas  :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Broughton,  Yorks.  School : 
Skipton,  under  M''  Sharpe.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Moor  30  June  1710. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  171f  ;  M.A.  1717.  A  M"-  Crofts  was  Master  of  Skipton  School  1690- 
1715  :  M''  Sharpe  does  not  appear  in  the  Skipton  parish  registers:  [T.  W. 
Edmunds,  New  York  Univ']  :  but  he  may  have  had  a  pri\ ate  school.  Perhaps 
Skipton  is  a  mistake  for  Shipton.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171^^.  Elected 
Fellow,  into  the  room  of  M'  Standish  19  June  1714  "authoritate  visitatoria." 
Ordained  deacon,  York,  1714  Dec.  Junior  Lean,  Catechist  and  Steward 
(which  office  he  resigned)  1718.  Steward  1720.  Taxor  1719.  Resided  (but 
held  no  further  office)  till  1725  when  he  was  presented  (9  Sept.)  to  the 
vicarage  of  Caldecot,  which  Josias  Cockshott  resigned  after  a  year's  tenure. 
He  kept  his  Fellowship,  but  seems  to  have  lived  at  Caldecot,  as  he  never 
signs  after  Jan.  172y.     He  died  in  1731  and  was  buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's, 


176  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Oct.  16.  Resident  or  not,  he  lived  beyond  his  means  for  on  14  June  1732  it 
was  agreed  "  that  the  Master  borrow  £50  upon  a  College  bond  and  likewise 
take  out  of  the  Treasury  for  the  discharging  of  debts  due  from  M"'  Wilkinson 
to  the  several  stewards." 

Pyemont,  Wilfred :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Lofthouse,  in  the  parish  of  Rothwell, 
Yorks.  School  not  given.  He  passed  "  a  long  servitude  of  seven  years  in  a 
bookseller's   shop    at  Wakefield."      Admitted    pensioner    under   M''    Boldero 

3  July  1710.     Age  20. 

B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  1718.  Grandson  of  Joh.  Pymont  of  Heath,  near 
Wakefield  :  his  father  John,  married  Ann  Bower.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar. 
17 If.     Ordained  (as  questionist)  deacon,   Ely,    1713    Dec.  :  priest,  Norwich, 

1714  Dec.  Licensed  to  Althorp  and  Wood  Newton,  Northants.  Chaplain  to 
the  Earl  of  Westmoreland  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  492),  who  presented  him  to  the 
vicarage  of  Tudeley,  near  Tonbridge  16  Apr.  1716  :  had  license  not  to  reside 
Apr.  25.     Rector  of  Kings  Clifl"e,  Northants.  5  Oct.  1726. 

Sloane,  Joseph  :  son  of  Jame.s  :  born  at  Boswell  Court,  London.  School  :  Cheam, 
Surrey,  under  M''  Lloyd  where  "  prima  Grammaticae  et  Rhetoricae  elementa 
gustavit,  immo  et  feliciter  digessit !  "     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Sherwill 

4  July  1710,  "  iam  philosophicam  colit  Minervam."     Age  20. 

B.A.  17 1|.     Admitted  scholar  16  Feb.  171|.     Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 

1715  Sept.  ;  licensed  to  Ashwell,  Beds.  [sic\.  Died  without  issue  (Burke, 
Ext.  Bar.  491). 

York(e),  John :  son  of  John  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School :  Hyssen  [Histon], 
under  M''  Scaife.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Baines  [no  month]  1710.  Age  15. 
B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  (Yorke)  23  Mar.  171f.  Ordained  deacon, 
Ely,  1717  Dec.  :  priest,  Lincoln,  1719  Sept.  Curate  of  Blunham,  Beds.  Pro- 
bably vicar  of  Wendon,  Essex  21  Nov.  1728  till  1730,  when  he  died  (Morant, 
2.  593). 

*Hutton,  Matthew : 

B.A.  (Jesus)  171f ;  M.A.  1717;  D.D.  (Christ's)  1728.  Born  5  Jan.  169f, 
son  of  John  Hutton  of  Marske  (1659—1731)  and  of  Dorothy  Dyke  of  Trant, 
[so  D.N.B.  ?  Frant],  Sussex.  Educated  at  Kirby  Hill,  Richmond.  Admitted 
at  Jesus  22  June  1710.  Elected  Fellow  of  Christ's,  succeeding  Geo.  Wade, 
8  July  1717.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1718  Sept.  :  signs,  as  minister,  at  Whit- 
tlesey St  Mary  1718  :  priest  1719  May.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  Catechist, 
Bunting  Preacher  and  Steward  1721  :  but  in  Dec.  1721  he  foruially  resigns 
tlie  last  office,  and  I  find  his  signature  only  once  more  (in  1724)  :  he  was 
private  chaplain  to  the  Duke  of  Somerset — and,  as  such,  was  probably  subject 
to  the  "  detentio  violenta  "  which  according  to  an  interpretation  of  the  Statute 
prevented  residence  :  his  pupils — he  had  a  few — cease  at  the  same  date.  In 
1726  the  Duke  presented  him  to  the  rectory  of  Trowbridge,  Wilts,  and  his 
fellowship  was  vacant  before  June  1727.  Rector  of  Spofforth,  Yorks.  (same 
patron)  1  April  1730;  Prebendary  of  York  18  May  1734.  Accompanied 
George  II  to  Hanover  1736.  Canon  of  Windsor  27  Mar.  1737:  of  West- 
minster 18  May  1739.  In  his  subsequent  preferments  he  followed  step  by 
step  Tho.  Herring:  becoming  Bishop  of  Bangor  13  Nov.  1743  :  Archbishop  of 
York  28  Nov.  1747  :  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  13  Apr.  1757.  He  died  in 
Duke  Street,  Westminster  18  March  1758  having  held  his  final  preferment  less 
than  one  year  :  buried  in  Lambeth  church.  He  seems  hardly  to  have  been  a 
great  man,  tiiough  so  highly  placed  :  he  is  said  to  have  been  "  ciieerful  and 
amiable  "  and  he  "never  let  himself  down  below  the  dignity  of  an  archbishop." 


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In  opinions  he  was  supposed  to  be  latitudinarian  (D.N.B.).  He  married  in 
173|  Mary  Lutman  of  Petworth:  by  whom  he  had  two  daughtei-s  (Hasted  says, 
sons).  Two  nephews  (sons  of  his  elder  brother  John  of  Marske)  were  at 
Christ's,  viz.  John  (1747)  and  James  (1756)  :  and  two  grandiiephews,  sons  of 
John  the  third,  John  (1791)  and  Timothy  (1796)  benefactors  to  the  Library.  He 
left  at  his  death  £50,000  "amassed  in  12  years  out  of  the  Church  " — according 
to  E.  Pyle  (^Memoirs  of  a  Royal  Chaplain,  p.  76) — "and  not  one  penny  to  any 
good  use."  In  1754  he  gave  £100  to  the  University  Library  Fund.  Hutton 
subscribed  to  Sanderson's  Algebra,  published  1740. 

Clark,  Edward: 

M.A.  1717.  Son  of  Oswald  of  Greystoke,  Cumberland  :  matric''.  at  Queen's 
College,  Oxford  27  Mar.  1707,  aged  18.  B.A.  1710,  incorporated  at  Cambridge 
1717  :  M.A.  (Christ's)  1717.  {At.  Ox.  279.)  OneEdw.  Clark,  rector  of  Hasel- 
beach,  Northants.,  about  this  time  (Bridges,  2.  37). 

Fish,  Robert :  son  of  Pethuel :  born  at  Stokesley,  Yorks.  School :  Stokesley, 
under  M''  John  Forster.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Sherwill  1  Feb.  171^. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  (Fysh)  1714;  M.A.  1718.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1717  Sept.  :  priest  1718  Sept.  Perhaps  rector  of  Slingsby, 
Yorks.  4  Dec.  1718.  Rector  of  Kirkby-Underdale,  Yorks.,  1  Feb.  1730. 
Prebendary  of  York   21   July   1731   till  his  death  in   1739. 

Bland,  Edward:  son  of  James :  born  at  Killington,  Westmoreland.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M''  Simon  Atkinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Moor  15  Feb. 
171^.     Age  18. 

B.A.  17 If.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  17 If.  Ordained  deacon,  Chichester, 
1715  June:  priest  1718  Sept.  Rector  of  Stanmer,  Sussex,  1727.  Chaplain  to 
the  Earl  of  Ashburnham.  Had  dispensation  22  Jan.  173|  to  hold  also  the 
rectory  of  Pyecombe,  distant  four  miles.  Held  both  till  his  death  17  Oct.  1769. 
Buried  at  Stanmer. 

Deakin,  John:  son  of  Francis:  born  at  Lichfield.  School :  Lichfield,  under  M''  Shaw. 
Admitted  sizar  under  D'  Husband  21  Mar.  171f.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  23  Mar.  171f.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield, 
1715  Sept. 

Hall,  Gilbert:  son  of  Charles,  rector  of  Kettlethorp,  Lines.  [Notts.].  School: 
Gainsborough,  under  M""  Waterworth  \sic\.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Metcalfe 
3  Apr.  1711.     Age  18  [sic]. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Born  7  Nov.  1691,  son  of 
Charles  (1669)  by  his  wife,  Eliz.  Skoles.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1716  May, 
and  licensed  to  Kettlethorp  to  receive  £20  a  year  "  et  mensam  et  equum  "  : 
priest  in  Sept.  Married  at  Barn  borough  12  Aug.  1725  Anne,  daughter  of  Geo. 
Mompesson,  rector  {Derbs.  Arch.  J.  5.  116).  Rector  of  Kettlethorp,  Notts. 
5  Sept.  1728  on  his  fathei-'s  death,  presented  by  Cha.  Hall,  Esq.  of  Harrington, 
Lines.  Had  sons  :  Charles,  buried  1726  Sept.  14  ;  and  Gilbert,  in  Holy  Orders 
(Hunter,  F.M.G.  568).  Buried  at  Kettlethorp  14  Mar.  1779,  aged  87.  (In- 
formation from  Rev.  J.  Bell,  rector.)  The  Halls  were  owners  of  Kettlethorp 
until  1774  when  it  passed  by  marriage  out  of  the  family. 

Denham,  David:  son  of  David  :  born  in  Sussex.  School :  Lewes  (apud  Lesvam) 
under  M''  Peirce.  Admitted  sizar  (post  multas  preces  aegre  obtinuit  pater) 
under  M''  Metcalfe  15  May  1711.     Age  18. 

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178  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

B.A.  1714.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1714  March:  priest,  Chichester, 
1718  Sept.  Rector  of  Waltham,  near  Petworth,  Sussex  22  Sept.  1718-31. 
Rector  of  Pett  1731-45,  when  he  died. 

Haden,  FuUwood :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Haden  Hill,  Staffs.  School :  Hales- 
owen, under  M''  Thorpe.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Boldero  3  June  1711. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  171|;  M.A.  1722.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained 
deacon,  "Worcester,  1715  June;  priest,  Peterborough,  1717  June.  Chaplain 
to  Lord  Napier.  Rector  of  Quinton,  Northants.  Had  dispensation  from 
Lambeth  29  Jan.  174|  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Middleton  or  Milton,  distant 
two  miles. 

Cowper,  John:  son  of  Spencer  (legum  peritissimus,  brother  of  Will.,  Baron 
Wingham,  Lord  Chancellor).  School :  Westminster,  under  D''  Friend.  Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M'  Boldero  25  June  1711.     Age  not  given. 

D.D.  (com.  reg.)  1728.  Son  of  Spencer  (168^),  Justice  of  the  Common 
Pleas,  and  of  Pennington  Goodere.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713  :  resided 
till  Mich.  1713.  Rector  of  Great  Berkhampstead,  Herts.  1722.  Married  Anne, 
daughter  of  Roger  Donne  of  Ludham  Hall,  Norfolk,  who  died  1737  aged  34. 
Father  of  Will.  Cowper,  the  poet,  who  was  born  at  Berkhampstead  26  Nov. 
1731.    Died  1756  (Berry,  Herts.  Genealogies,  171);  buried  at  Hertingfordbury. 

Fenwick,  Edward :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Stamfordham,  Northumberland. 
School :  Stamfordham,  under  M"'  Salkeld.  Admitted  .sizar  under  M''  Aynsley 
19  Sept.  1711.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1716.  Admitted  scholar  3  Nov.  1712.  Brother  of  Ambrose  (1707) 
and  son  of  Edw.,  vicar  of  Stamfordham,  by  his  wife  Miss  Liddel  of  Redheugh, 
Gateshead  and  of  Ogle  Castle.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1716  Sept.  :  priest 
1718  Sept.  Vicar  of  Whelpington  1721.  Miirried  Anne  Newton  of  Hawk- 
well,  by  whom  he  had  two  sons  and  six  daughters.  Died  24  July  1734 
(Hodgson,  II.  i.  341). 

Dawson,  Josias  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Haltou  Gill  [above  Arncliff'e  in  Craven], 
Yorks.  School:  Giggleswick,  under  M''Armitstead.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'-  Moor  23  Feb.  171  A.     Age  18. 

B.A.  171|;  M.A'.  1719.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained 
deacon,  Carlisle,  by  letters  dimissory  from  York,  1717  Dec.  :  priest,  London 
17^5^  March.  Both  he  and  the  Josias  Dawson  admitted  1729  were  probably 
great-grandsons  of  the  Josias  of  Halton  Gill  who  married  Mary  Foster  of 
Langcliffe,  father  of  Christopher  (1663)  of  Langcliffe  Hall,  father  of  William 
(169A),  father  of  Ambrose  (1724),  second  cousin  of  the  Josiases. 

Carr,  James  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Stackhouse  [near  Settle],  Yorks.  School : 
Giggleswick,  under  M"'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Boldero  23  Feb. 
171i.     Age  19. 

B.A.  171f.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Born  1691,  son  of  Tho.  Carr 
of  Stackhouse,  and  of  Margaret  Stackhouse  of  Hartington  :  brother  of  John 
(1707).  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1716  Sept.  :  priest  1718  June.  Rector  of 
Addingham,  Leeds,  17  Mar.  1723.  Curate  of  Bolton  Chapel  in  Wharfdale,  on 
the  nomination  of  the  Earl  of  Burlington  11  Oct.  1726.  Died  1745.  (Morant- 
Whitaker,  162  and  292.) 

Hargraves,  Thomas  :  son  of  James  :  born  at  Knight  [?]  Stainforth,  Yorks.  School : 
Giggleswick,  under  M"'  Armitstead.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Boldero  23  Feb. 
171i.     Age  18. 

B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  1722.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  l7]f  Feb.:  priest  1716  Dec. 


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Woodyear,  Richard  :  son  of  George  :  born  at  Crookhill  in  the  parish  of  Cunning- 
borough  [?  Conisbrough],  Yorks.  School  :  Doncaster,  under  M"^  Withers  [Edm. 
(1691)].     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Boldero  13  Apr.  1712.     Age  16. 

B.A.  171|;  M.A.  1722.  Admitted  scholar  (Woodyeare)  26  Mar.  171.3. 
Usher  at  the  grammar  school,  King's  Lynn,  1716-18.  His  mother  was  Alice, 
daughter  of  Ri.  Tathara,  clerk  of  Kirklington.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1718 
June.  Licensed  to  preach  in  the  parish  church  of  Hunsworth  1728.  Vicar 
of  Hutton  Bushell  9  May  1729-36. 

Allen,  Thomas:  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Staveley  Netherthor|i,  Derbs.  Scliool  : 
Chesterfield,  under  M''  Browne.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Metcalfe  15  May 
1712.      Age  18. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  171|^ 
Feb.  :  priest,  York,  1717  Sept.  OneTho.  Allen,  B.A.,  was  rector  of  Stockton, 
Warw.  24  July  1729  :  but  perhaps  of  New  College,  Oxford. 

Watson,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Kirby  [no  more],  Yorks.  School  : 
Richmond,  under  M''  Thomson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Boldero  25  May  1712. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  171  j;  M.  A.  1734.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained  deacon, 
York,  1717  Sept.  :  priest  1719  Sept.  Licensed  to  Kingsthorpe  near  Northamp- 
ton 3  Aug.  1720.  Died  {1  at  Kingsthorpe)  12  Apr.  1738  (Baker,  Northants. 
1.  69,  70).  One  Will.  Watson,  B.A.,  curate  of  Whitcliurch,  Salop,  18  Sept. 
1722  :    but  perhaps  of  Trinity. 

Gardiner,  Edmund  :  son  of  Edmund  :  born  at  Stoke  Ash,  Suffolk.    School :  Eye, 
under  M"^  Bridge.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Metcalfe  9  June  1712.    Age  16. 
B.A.  171|.     Admitted  scholar  26  March  1713. 

Bellis,  Samuel :  son  of  Robert ;  born  at  Ince,  Cheshire.  Educated  there  by  his  father, 
the  rector  of  Ince.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Metcalfe  13  June  1712.  Age  19. 
B.A.  171f.  Baptised  at  Ince  7  May  1693:  see  under  his  father  p.  98. 
Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained  priesi,  York,  1718  June.  Two 
brothers  followed  him  here,  John  (1715),  Robert  (1721).  The  father  was 
admitted  168|^. 

Graves,  Gawen :  son  of  John :  born  in  St  Martin's  parish,  London.  School : 
King's  College  School,  Cambridge,  under  M''  Baker.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M--  Boldero  14  June  1712.     Age  19. 

B.A.  171f  ;  M.A.  1730.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained  deacon, 
London,  1721  Dec.  Vicar  of  Burnham  Overy,  Norfolk  1729-42,  patron,  the 
Crown. 

Sorsbie,  John :  son  of  Malin,  rector  of  Ryton,  Durham.  School :  Newcastle, 
under  M"' Jurin.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'"  Atherton  19  June  1712.  Age  18. 
B.A.  171|;  M.A.  1720.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Malin  Sorsbie, 
the  father,  was  elected  fellow  of  St  John's  10  April  1660,  displaced  at  the 
Restoration,  but  replaced  by  order  from  the  King  17  Feb.  16G§  (Baker-Ma3'or, 
1.  298,  541):  he  was  vicar'of  Ryton  on  Tyne  1679-1706.  John,  the  son, 
was  ordained  deacon,  London,  1716  Dec.  Rector  of  Penhurst,  Sussex  Mar. 
172^-64:  also  rector  of  Crowhurst  1730-64.  Buried  at  Penhurst  25  April 
1764.  A  M"'  Sorsbie  was  master  of  a  school  at  Battle  before  1726,  and  down 
to  1731. 


180  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Stebbing,  James:  son  of  Thomas:  horn  at  Castle  Hed(d)ingham,  Suffolk.  School : 
Bury,  under  (1)  M''  Leeds,  (2)  M"^  Randall.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
IVP  Boldero  19  June  1712.      Age  17. 

B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  1719.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Rector  of 
Nacton,  Suffolk.      (Davy.) 

Molineux,  Charles:  son  of  Francis,  eques  auratus:  born  at  Teversall,  Notts. 
School:  Westminster.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Boldero  6  July  1712. 
Age  17. 

Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  5  April  1712.  Admitted  scholar  (Molyneux) 
26  Mar.  171.3.  Resided  till  Mich.  1715  ;  his  name  is  on  the  list  in  Study-rents 
for  two  quarters  more,  but  without  charge.  Son  of  Sir  Francis  (1672)  of 
Teversall  (fourth  baronet)  and  of  Diana  Howe:  brother  of  John  (1703)  who 
died  in  his  father's  lifetime.  Succeeded  his  father  in  1742  as  fifth  baronet. 
High  Sheriff  of  Notts.     Died  unmarried  28  July  1764  (Kimber,  1.  65). 

*Finch,  Henry :  fourth  son  of  Daniel,  Earl  of  Nottingham  :  born  at  Exton,  Ruts. 
School :  Eton,  under  M''  Newborough.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  "omnibus 
felicissimi  ingenii  dotibus  instructissimus,"  under  M'  Boldero  19  Aug.  1712. 
Age  17. 

M.A.  1714.  Elder  brother  of  Edward  Finch  (Hatton),  Fellow  1728-46. 
Nominated  by  his  father  a  Fellow  on  the  Finch  and  Baines  foundation  30  Sept. 
1713 — before  he  had  taken  his  degree.  He  was  a  candidate  for  the  repre- 
sentation of  the  University  in  Parliament  in  December  1720,  when  he  was 
defeated  by  the  Hon.  Tho.  VVilloughby.  He  succeeded  elsewhere  before  1736 
when  (on  June  7)  the  Master,  D''  Towers,  declared  his  Fellowship  vacant. 
Finch  appealed  and  on  19  June  1736  the  Master  had  to  report  that  D''  Adams, 
V.C.,  with  his  assessors  D''  Colbatch  and  D''  Gooch  had  reinstated  M"'  Finch. 
The  ground  as  stated  in  the  V.C.'s  sentence  was  that  the  Master  had  "amoved 
him  from  his  Fellowship  without  any  summons  or  notice,  without  his  being 
first  heard  and  without  assigning  any  cause  "  (Master's  Book  of  Statutes). 
From  an  account  in  Adam  Wall's  mss.  (Univ.  Lib.  Mm  v.  48,  p.  64)  it  appears 
that  Towers  ejected  him  (1)  because  he  was  non-resident — he  was  actually 
H.M.  Receiver  General  at  Minorca  and  resided  there  regularly  :  (2)  because 
he  was  M.P.  which  implied  property  more  than  was  permissible  to  a  Fellow. 
There  was  a  curious  dispute  as  to  the  action  of  the  V.C  In  Finch's  appeal 
it  was  stated  that  he  had  been  ejected  "without  consent  of  the  Fellows."  In 
Atherton's  copy  of  the  Statutes  there  is  a  note  to  the  sentence  "these  or  the 
like  words  were  after  some  debate  inserted  in  the  place  [after  the  words 
"  without  assigning  any  cause  "]  as  they  stood  in  M''  Finch's  appeal,  and  very 
solemnly  agreed  to  by  the  V.C.  and  both  his  assessors  in  Sidney  Lodge,  but 
afterwards  were  in  a  fraudulent  and  clandestine  manner  struck  out  by  the 
V.C.  alone  [prolsably  on  the  instigation  of  D''  Towers]  and  the  sentence  signed 
inadvertently  by  the  senior  Doctor  as  above."  They  do  not  appear  in  the 
sentence  in  the  Master's  copy  of  the  Statutes,  where  it  was  required  to  be 
entered.  M"^  Finch  despite  his  non-residence  held  his  Fellowship  for  36  years 
and  resigned  it  by  letter  to  the  Master,  D""  Rooke,  7  Oct.  1749. 

*Hunt,  Daniel :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Exton,  Ruts.  School :  Oakham,  under 
M"-  Wright.     Admitted  sizar  under  M--  Boldero  19  Aug.  1712.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171f-;  M.A.  1720.  Admitted  scholar,  3  Nov.  1712.  It  may  be  in- 
ferred that  he  was  brought  up  by  Henry  Finch.  Elected  Fellow,  succeeding 
John  Chester  2  Feb.  1719.  Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1719  Sept.  : 
priest,  Ely,  1719.    In  1720  there  came  a  mandate  that  Dan.  Hunt  should  enjoy 


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liis  Fellowship  while  acting  as  chaplain  to  M'  Finch,  envoy  to  Sweden  in  1720 
(Misc.  drawer,  Ak).  I  do  not  know  what  M''  Finch  this  is.  Whether  in 
Sweden  or  after  return  to  England,  M"'  Hunt  died  before  Oct.  1723. 

At  this  point  there  is  a  gap  in  the  Admissions  from  Aug.  1712  to  Sept. 
1714.  Five  leaves  in  the  book  are  left  blank.  The  Praelectors  were  for  the  first 
year,  Thomas  Husband,  for  the  second  Ben.  Dowse.  Each  was  in  residence 
and  acted  as  Steward  for  the  year.  The  register  of  matriculations  gives  the 
names  of  all  who  were  admitted  except  two,  Bellasis  and  Conder,  who  were 
not  matriculated,  but  appear  in  the  Study-rents  only. 


Tyrrill,  Jonas : 

M.B.  1718.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Boldero,  before  Dec.  1712  : 
scholar  26   Mar.   1713  :  and   resided   first  in  this  quarter. 

Haughton,  Adam : 

B.A.  171~.  Admitted  before  December  1712  as  a  pensioner  under 
M"'  Boldero  :  came  into  residence  next  term.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713. 
Son  of  Adam  Haughton  of  Corpus,  rector  of  Hockliffe,  Beds.  1687-1713  :  his 
son-in-law,  Walter  Foot,  held  the  lis'ing  1713—19.  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln, 
1719  May  :  and  instituted  at  the  same  time  to  the  rectory  of  Hockliffe  :  in- 
ducted 4  June  (parish  register).  He  seems  to  have  died  suddenly  and  was 
buried  at  Hockliffe  (M.l.)  10  May  1743.  His  mother  Rebecca  (daughter  of 
Hezekiah  Slingsby  a  former  rector,  and  granddaughter  of  Rob.  Gilpin,  also 
i-ector)  died  one  year  after  her  son,  1  Sept.  1744,  aged  SO.  Her  daughter 
Mary,  widow  of  Walter  Foot,  died  24  July  1760,  aged  70.  (Information  from 
Rev.  T.  B.  Tathani.) 

Bagge,  Samuel: 

B.A.  171f ;  M.A.  1720.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Towers  before 
Easter  1713  :  and  kept  the  Easter  term.  Matric''.  1713.  Admitted  scholar 
26  Mar.  1713.  Born  in  Norfolk  1695  :  perhaps  son  of  John  Bagge  of  King's 
Lynn,  who  married  in  1692  Sarah  Thacker,  of  Lynn  and  had  two  sons  Samuel 
and  John.  (Burke,  Family  Records,  '21.)  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1718  Dec.  : 
priest,  Norwich,  1719  Dec.  ;  and  licensed  to  Bircham  Newton,  Norfolk.  One 
Simon  Bagge  was  rector  of  Bircham  Newton  1719  (Blometield,  5.  1249) ;  and 
also  of  Bircham  Tofts  1721  {ib.  1246)  :  is  Simon  an  error  for  Samuel  1  There 
was  a  Simon  Bagge  M.A.  (Caius)  1681. 

Simcoe,  John : 

B.A.  171y.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Atherton  before  Lady  Day  1713. 
Kept  the  Easter  term.  Matric''.  1713.  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.  Per- 
haps son  of  Will.  Simcoe  (1672).  Ordained  deacon,  Carlisle,  1717  Dec: 
priest,  York,  1719  Sept.  Married  a  cousin  of  Charles,  Duke  of  Somerset, 
who  presented  him  to  the  vicarage  of  Tadcaster  3  Sept.  1725  :  died  and  buried 
there  24  Nov.  1734.  Possibly  also  vicar  of  Woodhorn  1724  (Hodgson, 
Northumher''.  ll.  ii.  91  makes  Will.  Simcoe  (above)  the  vicar,  but  wrongly  : 
Will,  died  1714).  Married  (1)  Anne,  daughter  of  Nat.  Ellison,  Prebendary  of 
Durham,  (2)  Jane,  widow  of  Ra.  Watson  (1707),  who  died  1721.  (Informa- 
tion from  J.  Ross  Robertson  of  Toronto.) 

Willis,  Robert:  son  of  Henry  Willis  of  Bury  St  Edmunds,  and  educated  there. 
In  Dec.  1715  the  governors  decided  to  pay  £6  towards  his  maintenance 
(S.H.A.H.). 

B.A.   17 1|^.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  before  Lady  Day  1713. 


182  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Matric'*.  1713.  Admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Began  to  reside  Easter 
1713.  Of  Suffolk.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1717  Dec:  priest,  Ely,  17i§ 
March.  Curate  of  Troston,  Suffolk  1719-24.  Rector  of  Troston  1724-49. 
Also  held  from  1742-9  the  rectory  of  West  Stow,  on  the  presentation  of 
Sir  Jermyn  Davers.  Buried  at  Troston  7  Jan.  174|^  (West  Stow  Jiegisters, 
page  128). 

Bellasis,  [William] : 

Appears  in  Stud}'-rents  as  a  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Boldero,  before 
Mids^  1713 — but  not  in  residence.  Resided  from  Mids''.  to  Christmas  1713. 
Never  matriculated.      Admitted  at  Trinity  (Will.  Belasj'se)  1  Jan.  171|. 

Livesay,  Robert : 

Matric''.  pensioner  1714  July.  A  Will.  Livesay  was  admitted  scholar  31  Mar. 
1715.  One  Livesay  was  admitted  under  M"^  Atherton  before  Mids'.  1713,  and 
appears  each  quarter  but  with  no  charge  against  him  (probably  not  resident) 
till  Mids.  1714  when  he  kept  "in  the  Master's  by  the  Parlour"  (i.e.  in  the 
Library  at  the  Lodge);  there  he  remained  till  Mich.  1715.  Probably  there 
was  but  one — Will.,  wrongly  matric''.  as  Robert. 

Marshall,  Thomas : 

B.A.  1714;  M.A.  1721.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Moor,  coming 
into  residence  Mich.  1713  :  but  admitted  scholar  26  Mar.  1713.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1717  July,  and  licensed  to  Southoe,  Hunts. :  priest  1722  May: 
licensed  to  curacy  of  Little  Staughton,  Beds.  Master  of  the  Free  School, 
Peterborough.  Vicar  of  St  John  Baptist,  Peterborough  1726-48.  Minor 
Canon  of  the  Cathedral.      Died   1748. 

Holdsworth,  Jude : 

B.A.  171|;  M.A.  1723.  Perhaps  son  of  Jude  Holdsworth  (1677)  Fellow 
and  afterwards  rector  of  Reed,  Herts.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Metcalfe 
before  December  1713 — but  did  not  reside  till  Easter  1715,  though  admitted 
scliolar  2  Dec.  1713:  and  matriculated  1714.  Ordained  deacon,  London, 
1719  June.  Licensed  1721  to  curacy  of  Smarden,  Kent.  Chaplain  to  Lady 
Frances  Colepeper.  Rector  of  Hinxhill,  Kent  18  Aug.  1722,  presented  by 
Tho.  Witherden.  Had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  3  Aug.  1723  to  hold  also 
the  vicarage  of  Tong,  distant  15  miles:  resigned  this  10  Nov.  1750.  As 
Chaplain  to  the  Archbishop  had  dispensation,  Nov.  1750  to  hold  the  rectory  of 
Ruckinge,  16  miles  from  Hinxhill. 

Say,  William:  born  at  East  Hatley  5  Dec.  1696,  youngest  son  of  Francis,  the 
rector:  brother  of  Fra.  (1706):  a  brother,  John,  was  the  Master's  godson. 
He  was  exceptionally  poor  for  on  13  Jan.  171|^  there  was  a  College  order  that 
he  should  have  his  B.A.  degree  without  23a}'ing  the  usual  50s.  to  the  College. 

B.A.  171| ;  M.A.  (as  Will.  Cray  Say)  1724.  Resided  in  the  Mich,  term 
1713  "in  the  Masters  in  the  sizars  chamber."  Perhaps  the  present  passage- 
room  at  the  Lodge  :  someone  lived  "over  the  sizars  chamber":  it  was  therefore 
not  an  attic,  nor  the  small  room  over  the  ante-chapel.  Matric''.  sizar  171|. 
Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1719  Sept. :  priest, 
Rochester,  1720  Dec.  Chaplain  to  the  Countess  of  Rockingham.  Rector  of 
East  Hatley,  Cambs.  1722.  Had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  to  hold  also  the 
rectory  of  Hatley  St  George,  distant  one  mile  2  June  1746.  Died,  unmarried, 
Nov.  1751.  The  following  is  part  of  a  letter  of  commendation  of  Will.  Cray 
Say,  written  13  Sept.  1719  to  the  Bishop  of  London  by  D''  Covel  (then  79  years 
of  age) :  "  This  gentleman  M'  Will.  Say,  comes  to  wait  on  you  for  Deacons 
Oiders.     As  for    iiis   morals,  he   hath  been  my  sizar  and  doniestick  these  4 


1714  183 

yeares  :  and  I  will  vouch  him  for  a  sober  and  civil  person  ;  as  for  his  learning 
he  is  of  age  and  I  doubt  not  but  he  will  be  able  to  answer  for  himself;  yet  I 
must  confess  he  may  want  a  month  of  '23  yeares  of  age.  But  give  me  leave 
thus  humbly  to  apologize  for  him  ;  some  men  grow  Men  very  early  :  some 
men  never  will  be  men  :  M''  Say,  I  verily  believe,  will  appear  to  your  Lordship 
a  Man  :  and  one  of  sense  and  discretion."  (Letter  preserved  in  the  family  : 
and  communicated  by  C.  F.  Booty,  M.  A.) 

Lowder,  Richard : 

Matric"*.  sizar  1713.  Not  found  in  the  Study-rents  :  probably  never 
resided. 

Conder,  — : 

Appears  in  Study-rents  in  the  quarter  ending  December  1713,  as  a 
pupil  (probably  pensioner)  of  M''  Moor:  resided  till  December  1715.  He 
seems  not  to  have  matriculated. 

Chippingdale,  John : 

B.A.  171|^;  M.A.  17:21.  Admitted  a  pupil  of  M"^  Boldero.  Came  into 
residence  Easter  171 1.  Matric''.  sizar  171|.  Scholar  31  Mar.  1715.  Oi-dained 
deacon,  York,  1718  June  :  priest,  Ely,  1719  Dec.  Probably  vicar  of  Skipwith, 
near  Selby,  Yorks.  29  Apr.  1729. 

Wetherherd,  William : 

A  pupil  of  M'  Atherton.  Came  into  residence  Easter  1714  ;  resided  till 
Dec.  1715  :  name  on  the  list,  without  charge,  one  quarter  more.  Matric"*. 
pensioner  1714  July.  Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715.  Probably  the  Will. 
Wetherhead  (the  spelling  varies  in  our  books)  son  and  heir  of  Christo]iher 
of  Knight's  Staniforth,  Yorks.,  admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  11  June  1716. 

Atkins,  Richard: 

B.A.  1711;  M.A.  (Peterhouse)  1721;  D.D.  1733.  Born  1694:  son  of 
Ri.  Atkins  (1681)  grandson  of  Sir  Edw.,  Chief  Baron  of  the  E.xchequer.  Pupil 
of  M''  Atherton.  On  the  Boards  from  Easter  1714  :  came  into  residence  at 
Mids"'.  Matric''.  pensioner  1714  July.  Admitted  scliolar  31  Mar.  1715. 
Perhaps  the  Ri.  Atkins,  M.A.,  who  became  rector  of  Lee,  Kent  1731  July  ; 
resigned  1745.     (Hasted,  1.  68.)     Died  1745  (Davy). 

Okeover,  Rowland : 

Pupil  of  M"'  Towers,  from  Easter  1714  :  afterwards  of  M''  Dowse  till  June 
1717.  Matric"*.  pensioner,  1714  July.  Born  1700,  grandson  of  Sir  Rowland  of 
Okeover,  in  Dovedale,  Staffs.  :  son  of  Thomas,  of  Tilney  St  Lawrence,  Norfolk 
(so  Glover,  Derbs.  2.  64),  by  his  wife  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Tho.  Farmer  of  Oldbury, 
Warwick  :  first  cousin  of  Thomas  of  Okeover,  father  of  Leeke  and  William 
(1718).  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  17  Nov.  1715.  Married  (1)  Patience 
Farmer  of  Atherston,  (2)  Alice,  daughter  of  John  Gregory,  merchant,  of  Lon- 
don, by  whom  he  had  a  son  Rowland  Farmer  of  Oldbury  Hall,  born  1745. 
Lived  at  Oldbury.     Died  11  Feb.  1764,  aged  64. 

Randall,  John : 

B.A.  171| ;  M.A.  1727.  Pupil  of  M"'  Atherton,  in  the  quarter  ending  Mids. 
1714.  Keeping  "in  the  Master's  over  M'  Ma}mard."  Matric''.  sizar  1714  July. 
Scholar  31  Mar.  1715.  Born  in  Suffolk  1696 :  perhaps  the  son  of  John  Randall 
(1686)  Headmaster  of  Bury,  who  was  admitted  at  St  John's,  27  Dec.  1712, 
aged  15  or  16  :  but  seems  not  to  have  resided.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1719 
May.  "Schoolmaster  and  agriculturist"  (D.N.B.  doubtfully).  Master  of 
the  academy  at  Heath,  near  Wakefield.     Later  had  a  private  school  at  York. 


184  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Author  of  The  Semi-Virgilian  Husbandry ..  .with  the  Philosophy  of  Agriculture., 
1764.  Invented  a  seed-furrow  plough,  which  he  described  in  a  treatise,  1764  : 
see  Gent.  Mag.  1764,  page  460,  532  (D.N.B.).  Possibly  the  rector  of  Thelveton, 
Norfolk  who  succeeded  in  1728  another  John  Randall,  probably  his  father. 
One  John  Randall  was  head-master  of  Guildford  School  171-  to  172-  (Carlisle). 
Wrongly  identified  in  Cooper-LeKeux,  with  John  Randall  the  musical 
composer,   Mus.E.    1744,   who  was   born  in   1715. 

Burrow,  William : 

B.A.  171|;  M.A.  1732.  Pupil  of  M'  Boldero  from  Easter  1714.  Matric<>. 
sizar  1714  July.     Scholar  3  May  1716. 

Thomson,  James : 

B.A.  171|.  Pupil  of  M"-  Boldero,  from  Easter  1714.  Matric".  sizar  1714 
July.  Scholar  (Lanes.)  3  May  1716.  Possibl}' the  James  Thompson  presented 
by  Sir  Tho.  Lowther  to  the  perp.  curacy  of  Cartmell  in  Furness  and  instituted 
13  May  1732.     Died  1740,  probably  intestate  (Croston-Baines,  5.  636). 

Dobson,  William : 

B.A.  171^.  Pupil  of  M'-  Metcalfe  from  Easter  1714.  Matric*.  sizar  1714 
July.      Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715. 

Ferman,  James: 

Pupil  of  M"'  Atherton.  Admitted  before  Mids.  1714:  began  to  reside 
after  Midsummer:  remained  till  Mich.  1716.  Matric*.  sizar  1714  Dec.  Ad- 
mitted scholar  31  Mar.  1715. 

Cooke,  John : 

Pupil  of  M'  Boldero:  resided  from  Mids.  1714-Lady  Day  1719— the  last 
part  under  M''  Dowse.  Matric*.  pensioner  1714  Dec.  Admitted  scholar 
31  Mar.  1715.  Perhaps  the  John  Cooke,  Esq.  who  subscribed  to  Sanderson's 
Algebra,  1740. 

Leader,  Robert : 

Pupil  of  M'  Atherton.  Had  his  name  on  the  Boards  for  the  quarter 
ending  Mich.  1714,  with  no  charge  :  resided  Mich. -Lady  Day  1715  :  name 
on  for  one  quarter  more.  Matric*.  pensioner  1714  Dec.  Admitted  scholar 
31   Mar.   1715. 

*Raye,  Thomas : 

B.A.  171^;  M.A.  1721.  On  the  Boards  without  charge  for  the  quarter 
ending  Mich.  1714:  came  into  residence  at  Mich.  Matriculated  pensioner  1714 
Dec.  Scholar  31  Mar.  1715.  Elected  Fellow  in  place  of  Edw.  Ellis  14  Nov. 
1719.  Ordained  priest,  Peterborough,  1723  Sept.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean, 
Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher  1722.  Senior  Dean  and  Knapwell  Preacher 
1727  :  on  12  Jan.  172^  he  was  appointed  curate  of  Fen  Drayton:  and  he 
hardly  ever  signs  the  Order  book  afterwards  :  on  22  Feb.  172f  iiis  Fellowship 
was  declared  void  :  probably  he  had  accepted  a  living.  One  of  these  names 
was  Master  of  Woodbridge  School  1736-74  (Carlisle,  2.  358)  :  probably  also 
P.O.  of  Walpole  St  Mary,  near  Halesworth  1760-74  :  rector  of  Dallinghoe 
1747-73  :  rector  of  Shottisham,  near  Woodbridge  1765-74.  Possibly  this 
man  was  B.A.   17|§  of  Emmanuel. 

Mason,  Joshua : 

B.A.  171| ;  M.A.  1730.  Pupil  of  M''  Atherton.  On  the  Boards,  without 
charge,  in  the  quarter  ending  Mich.  1714  :  came  into  residence  at  Mich. 
Matric*.  sizar,  1714  Dec.  Scholar  (of  Lines. )  1 1  Apr.  1717.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1718  June;  licensed  to  Buckminster,  Leics.  :  priest  1720  June; 
curate  of  Gunby,   Lines. 


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Boldero,  John : 

B.A.  171|.  Matriculated  sizar  1715.  Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715. 
Probably  lived  in  the  rooms  of  his  uncle  John,  Fellow  and  Tutor  :  he  does 
not  appear  with  any  charge  against  him  in  Study-rents.  Only  son  of  Simon 
Boldero,  B.A.  (Jesus)  1679,  and  rector  of  Woolpit  1715-23,  when  he  died. 
Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough,  1719  Sept.  ;  licensed  to  Woolpit  as  curate  to 
his  father:  priest,  Ely,  1720  (when  it  is  stated  in  the  Subscription  Book  that 
he  was  born  in  Suffolk  in  1696).  Rector  of  Woolpit,  in  succession  to  his 
father  by  dispensation  from  Lambeth,  Mar.  1723.  Married  17  Oct.  1728 
Martha  Taylor  of  Woolpit.  Was  devisee  to  his  uncle  John,  rector  of  Clipston, 
who  however  survived  him.     Buried  at  Woolpit  25  Aug.  1746. 

Underwood,  Luke : 

B.A.  171|.  Pupil  of  M"'  Atherton.  Name  on  the  Boards,  without  charge 
for  the  quarter  from  Mich.  1714:  resided  the  I^ent  term  1715.  Matric'^.  sizar, 
1715  April.  One  Luke  Underwood  of  Denham,  Suffolk,  married  30  Sept.  1718 
Ann  Bardwell  of  the  same  parish.  They  had  children:  1719,  Luke;  1721, 
Will,  and  Thomas  (who  died  in  the  same  year) ;  1723,  Anne  ;  1725,  John.  Ann 
Underwood  was  buried  17  July  1739.  Luke  married  again,  and  died  3  May 
1753  :  his  second  wife  Eliz.  sixteen  days  after  him.  [Denham  Parish 
Registers,  ed.  Sydenham  Hervey.) 

Smith,  Joseph :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Hanley  in  the  parish  of  Staveley, 
Derbs.  School  :  Tuxford  "  in  luto  "  [in  the  clay],  Notts.,  under  M''  Taylour. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Metcalfe,  7  Oct.   1714.     Age  17. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715.  Ordained  priest,  Lichfield, 
1722  Sept.  One  of  these  names  (no  degree  given)  was  head-master  of  Boston 
grammar  school  1730-7. 

Cox,  Andrew  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Treburrow  [Treborough],  Somerset. 
Educated  there  by  his  uncle  M''  Chappell.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton 

5  Nov.  1714.     Age  19. 

Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715.     Resided  till  Mids.  1717. 

Bassett,  Henry  :  son  of  Joseph  :  born  at  Eaton,  Beds.  School :  Huntingdon, 
under  M"'  Matthews.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Metcalfe,  19  Nov.  1714. 
Age  15. 

B.A.  17 If.  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
172^  March;  licensed  to  Thurleigh,  Beds. 

Trye,  Rowland:  son  of  John,  armiger:  " Americanus"  :  born  in  "Antegua." 
School :    Eton,   under  D"'  Snape.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''   Atherton 

6  Nov.   1714.     Age  18. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1716.  Eldest  son  of  John  Frye,  Member  of  the  Council 
and  Colonel  of  Militia,  Antigua,  and  of  Henrietta,  daughter  of  Governor  Phil. 
Warner.  Graduated  at  Leyden,  1717.  Merchant  of  London.  Purchased 
Banstead  Manor,  Surrey,  in  1762.  Died  unmarried  20  Oct.  1777,  aged  82. 
His  brother  John  was  at  Balliol,  Oxford,  returned  to  Antigua,  and  died  there. 
Another  brother,  Samuel,  also  a  merchant  of  London,  died  there  1770.  His 
sister  Henrietta  married  George,  son  of  Governor  Edward  Byam,  whose  sons 
Edward  and  Francis  were  at  Christ's. 

Alexander,  Joseph :  [father  not  given]  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School : 
Bury,  under  M''  Randall.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  20  Jan.  1714. 
Age  omitted. 

B.A  171|;  M.A.  1724.    Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.     Ordained  deacon, 


186  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Norwich,  171 1  Feb.;  licensed  to  Rede,  Suffolk  :  priest  1720  June.  Probably 
curate  of  Hemingstone,  Sufi'.  1725.  Rector  of  Stonham-Parva  1725.  Rectorof 
Wortham  1739. 

*Cartwright,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Berrington,  Salop.  School : 
Sliiewsbury,  under  M"'  Lloyd.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Husband  28  Jan. 
1714.     Age  19. 

B.A.  I71f;  M.A.  1722;  B.D.  (com.  reg.)  1728;  D.D.  1736.  Admitted 
scholar  31  Mar.  1715  and  again  6  Nov.  1717.  Grandson  of  Tho.  Cartwright, 
Bishop  of  Chester.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1719  Sept.:  priest,  London, 
1720  June.  Elected  fellow  in  the  room  of  East  Barley,  29  Aug.  1720. 
Steward  1722.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Bunting  Preacher, 
1723.     Senior  Dean  1728.     Mildmay  Preacher  1729.     Senior  Dean  again  in 

1731.  Had  several  pupils  soon  after  his  election,  Atherton  being  then  the  main 
tutor:  and  before  1732  far  outstripped  him,  having  at  times  two  thirds  of 
the  whole  number  in  College.  On  14  June  1732  he  was  presented  to  Gateley, 
succeeding  Tho.  Atherton  who  had  just  been  presented  to  Little  Canfield  : 
but  (unlike  Atherton)  he  soon  left  Cambridge  (probably  in  May  1732), 
transferring  his  pupils  to  Will.  Trant.  He  resigned  Gateley  before  July  1733 
having  obtained  preferment  in  London  (He  vacated  his  Fellowship  13  Apr. 
1734.)  He  was  Chaplain  to  the  Bishop  of  London;  and  Prebendary  of 
St  Paul's  26  Mar.  1733  and  rector  of  Hornsey  on  the  same  day.  Had  dis- 
pensation from  Lambeth  4  Sept.  1735  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  St  Christopher- 
)e-Stock,  distant  five  miles.  Archdeacon  of  Colchester  173'7.  He  died  8  Nov. 
1749  and  was  buried  in  Hornsey  Church. 

Johnson,  Thomas  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Low  Burton,  "  Massam  "  [Masham], 
Yorks.  School :  Bedale,  under  M''  Marshall.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Met- 
calfe 19  Feb.  171|.     Age  17. 

B.A.  17  If.  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1720  Sept.  :  priest  1722  May.  One  Tho.  Johnson  was  master  of  Heskin 
[^Hesketh]  School,  after  1716  and  before  1726,  where  he  educated  Will. 
Grimshaw  (1726). 

*Harwell,  Thomas :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Chippenham,  Cambs.  School : 
Bury,  under  M"'  Randall.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Metcalfe  22  Feb.  1714. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  171|;  M.A.  1722.  Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1720  June;  licensed  to  Blunsham  [?  Bhintisham],  Hunts. 
Elected  Fellow  in  place  of  Ben.  Dowse  17  Sept.  1723.  Praelector,  Senior 
Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preachers,  and  Steward  1724,  thus 
holding  six  out  of  the  eleven  Ofiices  ! — a  precedent  often  followed  afterwards. 
Senior  Dean   1729,  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and   Mildmay  Preacher  1731   and 

1732.  He  was  appointed  to  Fen  Drayton  curacy  30  Sept.  1730:  and  pre- 
sented to  the  Vicarage  of  Gateley  (succeeding  M"'  Cartwright)  2  July  1733, 
with  a  lease  of  the  rectory.  After  this  he  signs  very  irregularly,  and  perhaps 
lived  mainly  at  Gateley.  On  7  Feb.  \T^^^  he  was  presented  to  Ingoldsby, 
vacant  by  the  death  of  Ralph  Aynsley,  and  before  12  Mar.  174^  his  Fellow- 
ship was  declared  vacant.  He  held  the  living  for  nearly  30  years,  dying 
Dec.  1769,  aged  73,  but  there  is  no  evidence  of  his  residence  there,  except  in 
the  yeai-  1749 — in  the  other  years  the  register  is  signed  by  curates.  He  was 
buried  in  Chippenham  churchyard,  where  many  others  of  his  family  were  laid. 

Nightingale,  Edward :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Kneesworth,  Cambs.  School : 
Ruslington  (probably  Wrestlingworth),  under  M"'  Bristow.  Admitted  fellow- 
commoner  under  M"'  Barley  17  March  1714.     Age  18. 

B.A.   1718  Mids.    Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  5  Apr.   1720,  as  second  son 


1715  187 

of  Edw.  Nightingale  :  probably  the  grateful  tenant  at  Kneesworth  who  gave 
.£10  to  the  restoration  of  the  Chapel  in  1702.  One  Edw.  Nightingale,  Esq.  was 
buried  at  Bassingbourne  6  July  1723  {Ely  Ep.  Rec.  248)— perhaps  the  son — 
for  on  6  Nov.  1757  "M''  Nightingale"  has  a  "new"  lease  of  Kneesworth. 

Williams,  Henry :  son  of  George,  a  very  skilful  surgeon  :  born  at  S'  Neots. 
School :  Merchant  Taylors'.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Metcalfe  22  Mar.  1714 
Age  19. 

Resided  under  M''  Metcalfe,  afterwards  under  M''  Dowse  till  June  1717 
Admitted  scholar  31  Mar.  1715. 

Flasby,  Edward  :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Leek,  in  the  parish  of  Tunstall  [near 
Kirkby  Lonsdale].  School  :  Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M"'  Gibson.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"-  Metcalfe  30  March  1715.      Age  17. 

B.A.  171|  ;  M.A.  1722.  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716  :  but  there  is  an 
order  of  13  May  1715  that  "Flasby  be  allowed  a  scholar  of  the  House  from 
the  date  thereof."  Ordained  deacon,  London,  I7i§  March.  Succeeded  John 
Flasby  as  rector  of  Groton,  Sufiblk,  1736  Dec.  Buried  at  Groton  27  Oct. 
1742. 

Lawton,  George  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Newcastle  under  Lyme,  Staffs.     School : 
King's  Bromley,  under  M'  Pannel.     Admitted   pensioner  under  M'  Boldero 
20  Apr.  1715.     Age  20. 
Resided  till  Mich.  1717. 

Glinester,  Edmund :  son  of  Edmund  (deceased) :  born  at  Royston.  School : 
Chisfield  [?  Cheshunt,  Herts.],  under  M''  Goodwin.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M'-  Barley  25  Apr.  1715.     Age  16. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1716.  Migrated  to  Gains  College  after  keeping  four  [?] 
terms,  where  he  was  admitted  11  July  1717  fellow-commoner  under  M'  N. 
Parham,  aged  18.     Admitted  at  the  Irnier  Temple  27  Nov.  1716. 

Hillyard,  Laurence  :  son  of  Joseph  :  born  at  Milton,  Westmoreland.  Admitted 
at  St  John's  under  D''  Edmundson  :  at  Christ's  sizar  under  M''  Atherton 
5  May  1715.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  17^.  Admitted  25  Mar.  1714  (Hilliards)  sizar  at  St  John's,  as  born 
at  (H)eversham.    School :  Kirkby  [Lonsdale],  Westmoreland,  under  M''  Gibson. 

Squire,  Edward :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Hertford.  School  :  Buntingford,  under 
Mr  England.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Barley  13  May  1715.      Age  17. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  11  Apr.  1717.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1721  June  :  licensed  to  Hertingfordbury  :  priest  1722  May.  Rector  of  Swale- 
cliff,  Kent  24  Nov.  1733  :  patron,  Earl  Cowper. 

Burchett,  John :  son  of  John,  armiger :  born  at  Weybridge,  Surrey.  School : 
Eton,  under  D''  Snape.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  24  May 
1715.     Age  18. 

Appears  only  in  the  three  quarters  ending  Xmas  1715-Mids''.  1716:  no 
charge  in  any.  One  of  these  names  was  B.A.  (Pet.)  171f^,  where  a  Will. 
Burchett  preceded  him  17 If. 

Simpson,  William :  son  of  John,  armiger :  born  at  Babworth,  Notts.  School  : 
Wakefield,  under  M""  Clark.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Sitwell  25  May 
1715.      Age  17. 

Son  of  John  Simpson  and  of  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Fra.  Stringer  of  Sutton 
upon  Lound,  Notts.  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  1.  184).  Kept  the  Easter  Term  1715 
and  resided  till  at  least  1717  :  his  terms  run  into  those  of  his  brother  John, 
admitted  1717,  also  under  M'' Sitwell.  Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  24  June 
1715.     The  father  had  property  at  Babworth  and  at  Eckington,  Derbs.     Will., 


188  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

the  son,  had  also  property  at  Stainforth,  Yoi-ks.,  perhaps  through  his  mother. 
Married  Frances,  daughter  of  Fra.  Elwick,  widow  of  John  Eyre  of  Bramley 
Hall,  by  whom  he  had  five  children  who  all  died  young.  Succeeded  in  1729 
by  his  brother  John  (1717)  (Hunter,  S.  Forks.  1.  184). 

Pearse,  Charles :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bolsover,  Derbs.  School :  Mansfield, 
under  D''  Mann.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Sitwell  25  May  1715.     Age  18. 

B.A.  171|.  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1719  Sept.;  licensed  to  Appleby,  Leics. :  priest  1723  June;  curate  of 
Broughton,  Leics. 

Bellis,  John  :  second  son  of  Robert,  rector  [?  vicar]  of  Ince,  Cheshire.  Educated 
at  home  by  his  father.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  4  June  1715. 
Age  18  [sic]. 

B.A.  17 If.  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.  Baptised  at  Ince  18  Dec. 
1695.  Brother  of  Samuel  (1712)  and  of  Robert  (1721).  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  by  letter  dim issory  from  Chester,  171f  Feb. :  priest  1721  June.  Rector 
of  Covenham  St  Mary,  near  Louth.  A  "mester  John  Bellis"  buried  at  Ince 
17  Aug.  1721,  is  probably  not  this  man  but  his  grandfather. 

*Chamberlaine,  Edward :  son  of  Colvye,  "  artis  textoriae  peritissimus  pariter  ac 
praedives":  born  at  Mattishall,  Norfolk.  School:  Windham  [Wymondham], 
"rite  admodum  institutus  "  under  M''  Sayer.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M"'  Atherton   11   June   1716.     Age   17. 

B.A.  171f  ;  M.A.  1722.  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716,  i.e.  earlier  than 
his  admission  to  the  College  !  Elected  Fellow  1  Nov.  1723,  succeeding  Dan. 
Hunt.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhampton 
Preacher  and  Steward  1725.  After  28  Aug.  1728  he  signs  once  only,  a  year 
later:  on  17  May  1731  his  Fellowship  was  declared  vacant.  He  never  had 
pupils.  From  Blomefield  it  would  seem  that  he  was  rector  of  Crownthorpe, 
before  1730 — but  I  have  not  found  his  institution.  He  was  rector  of  Great 
Cressingham  23  April  1730 — and  of  Scoulton  2  Oct.  1730  (distant  six  or  seven 
miles).  He  also  held  the  sinecure  rectory  of  Gedney,  Lines.  (Blomefield,  1. 
610,  650  :  3.  434). 

Hardy,  Thomas :  cleik  in  Holy  Orders  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Baibon,  West- 
moreland. School  :  Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M''  Firbank,  so  well  taught  that 
lie  was  appointed  head-master  of  Hudderstield  school  and  held  the  post  some 
years.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Atherton  in  July  1715.  Age  28.  His  name 
is  on  the  list  without  charge  three  quarters  till  Easter  1716 — possibly  with 
tlie  intention  of  taking  the  B.D.  degree  after  10  years:  but  apparently  he 
never  resided.  Probably  vicar  of  Mirfield  15  May  1716,  patron,  Sir  John 
Armitage. 

Stephens,  Thomas : 

Pupil  of  M"'  Boldero,  coming  into  residence  Jan.  1715:  lived  "in  the 
Master's  in  the  Star-chamber"  till  Mich.  1719.  On  26  Aug.  1714  it  was 
agreed  that  he  should  "have  M"'  Standish  Chamber  on  paying  £27  for  the 
Income  of  it."  Matric''.  fellow-commoner  1715.  Admitted  at  the  Inner 
Temple  28  Nov.   1716. 

Griffith,  John: 

M.A.  1722.  Matric'.  at  University  College,  Oxford  2  Dec.  1712,  aged  16; 
son  of  Edward,  clerk,  of  Aston,  Salop.  B.A.  171|;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1722; 
D.D.  1741.  Possibly  rector  of  Longparish,  alias  Midleton,  Hants.  1729, 
patron  the  Duke  of  Bolton  (Genealogist,  N.S.  7.  116).  Rector  of  Eckington, 
Derbs.  1721-65:  and  of  Whiston  [?  Northauts.]  1739-49  and  again  1759-65. 
Prebendary  of  Canterbury  4  Mar.  173|^,  succeeding  Edw.  Finch — 1765.   In  Oct. 


1715—1716  189 

1752  he  had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  to  hold  with  Eckington  (worth  £400 
a  year)  the  rectory  of  Prestwich,  Lanes,  (also  worth  £400),  distant  27  miles  ;  he 
had  purchased  the  advowson  in  1744.  In  1739  he  purchased  from  the  Duke 
of  Norfolk  the  right  of  presentation  to  Whiston  for  GO  years  :  and  in  1749  he 
put  in  Middlemore  Griffith  his  eldest  son  :  on  whose  death  (1763,  according  to 
Scott,  Johnian  AdinlssioHS,  p.  456)  or  in  1759  (as  above)  he  reappointed  him- 
self. He  married  a  Miss  —  Middlemore.  Died  8  Mar.  1765.  Left  the  living 
of  Whiston  to  his  grandson  John  Carter. 
Glover,  Daniel:  son  of  John:  born  at  Royston  (that  part  which  is  in  Herts.). 
School  :   Chisfield  [?],  under  M''  Goodwin.      Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton 

18  Feb.  171^.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.     Resided  till  Xmas  1717. 
Crump,  Nathaniel :  son  of  Nathaniel:  bom  in  Antigua  ("  Antigoae  apud  Ameri- 
canos ").     School  :  "  Dungannensis,"  Ireland,  under  M''  Harvey  :  also  two  years 
at  Trin.  Coll.  Dublin.    Admitted  (as  of  two  years'  standing)  under  M''  Atherton 
20  Feb.  171|.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.  Appears  in  the  Study-rents  for  the  two 
quarters  ending  June  1716  :  but  without  charge  :  then  lived  "  in  the  Master's, 
by  the  Parlour "  till  Mich.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  as  son  of  Nat. 
of  London  26  Jan.  17 If.  Nathaniel,  the  father,  was  a  barrister;  member  of 
the  Assembly,  Antigua  1699  :  Speaker  before  1710  :  member  of  Council  1716  : 
Speaker  of  Council  1735:  married  (1698)  Anne  White.  Nathaniel  was  his 
youngest  son  ;  he  returned  to  Antigua  and  was  J. P.  3  Jan.  172f.  Perhaps  a 
merchant:  see  the  will  of  D''  Geo.  Crump:  "my  brother  Nat.  (deceased)  in- 
terested him  [Sam.  Redhead]  a  3rd  part  of  a  sloop  cargo,  the  profitts  whereof 
could  not  be  much."  Married  and  had  a  son  John.  Dead  just  before  26  Feb. 
172|^.  Probably  connected  with  the  Byams  (see  Sam.  Byara  170^)  as  an  elder 
brother  was  named  Byam  Crump — he  was  Governor  of  Guadaloupe  (Oliver, 
Antigua,  1.  185). 
Weekes,  Carew  :  son  of  Carew  :  born  in  London.  School :  Loughborough,  under 
M''  Sam.  Martin.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  4  April  1716.     Age  18. 

Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.     Resided  till  Xmas  1717. 

Carter,  Rowland :  son  of  Rowland  :  [birthplace  and  school  not  given].  Admitted 
sizar  under  M"'  Atherton's  "  ve.xillum,"  "  non  sine  laude  militaturus  "  9  April 
1716.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  nil-  Admitted  scholar  3  May  1716.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1722 
May.  Ordained  priest,  Rochester,  1724  May  :  to  be  curate  of  Tudeley,  near 
Tonbridge  with  stipend  of  £35. 

Wetherherd,  John :  son  of  Christopher  :  born  at  Norton,  Yorks.  School :  Wake- 
field, under  M''  Clark.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  14  April  1716. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  llhl-  Admitted  scholar  11  April  1717.  Brother  of  Will.  (1714). 
Ordained  deacon,  York,  1720  Dec:  priest  1722  Sept.  Probably  rector  of 
Bolton  by  Bolland  1726-48,  when  he  died.     (Morant-Whitaker,   131.) 

Clapham,  Anthony  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Winskill  in  the  parish  of  Giggles- 
wick.  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M''  John  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M''  Atherton  14  Apr.   1716.     Age  18. 

B.A.  17i§.  Admitted  scholar  11  April  1717.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1722  Sept.  " 

Threaves,  — :    [no  more  facts  given  by  the  praelector,  East  Barley].     Admitted 

19  May  1716. 

B.A.  (Ri.  Threaves)  17iJ.    Admitted  scholar  (as  of  Lines.)  11  April  1717. 


190  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Pupil  of  M'  Atherton  :  resided  till  Mids.  1720.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1720  June  ;  licensed  to  Kirkby  on  Bain,  Lines.  :  priest  17"21  June;  curate  of 
Ingoldsby  (Ri.  Ward,  being  rector)  where  he  signs  till  1724:  Ra.  Aynsle)' 
came  in  1725  as  rector. 

Pennington,  John :  son  of  Nicholas  :  bom  at  Tadcaster.  School  :  Skipton,  under 
M"'  Ri.  Leadall.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Atherton  31  May  1716.  Age  17. 
B.A.  17if ;  M.A.  1733.  Admitted  scholar  11  April  1717.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1721  June:  priest,  Lincoln,  1722  Dec.  Rector  of  Foulness, 
Essex  21  Jan.  1727-33,  patron,  Daniel,  Earl  of  Nottingham.  Chaplain  to  the 
Earl  of  Harborough.  Rector  of  All  Saints,  Huntingdon  1733  [?]  :  had  dis- 
pensation from  Lambeth  22  Oct.  1735  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Yelling, 
distant  seven  miles.  Death  announced  in  Camb.  Chronicle  7  Feb.  1768. 
Author:  A  serwis  call  to  repentance,  and  other  sermons,  1756. 

Keddington,  Roger:  sou  of  Robert:  bom  at  Stan(e)sfield,  Suffolk.  School:  Bury, 
under  ( 1 )  M"'  Randall,  (2)  M"^  Kinsman.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton 
9  July  1716.      Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  11  Apr.  1717.  His  name  in  Study-rents  for  the  quarter 
ending  Mich.  1716:  and  remains  there  each  quarter  till  Mich.  1719 — always 
without  charge.  Many  Keddingtons  of  Suffolk  (three  of  them  Rogers)  educated 
at  Bury,  and  several  at  Caius.     See  S.H.A.H. 

Milner,  Charles :  son  of  John  :  born  at  York.  School  :  Bradford,  under  M''  Clap- 
ham.      Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Atherton  1  Nov.  1716.     Age  19. 

B.A.  172ft;  M.A.  1725;  M.D.  1734.  Admitted  scholar  21  Apr.  1718. 
Studied  at  Leyden  1721-5.  Fellow  of  the  College  of  Physicians  1754.  Settled 
at  Aylesford,  Kent  in  the  same  year.    Died  there  1771  or  1772  (Munk,  1.  485). 

Butler,  Benjamin  :  son  of  Jose|)h  :  born  at  Bradford.  School :  Bradford,  under 
M''  Clapham.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Atherton  1  Nov.  1716.  Age  18. 
B.A.  172ft;  M.A.  1726.  Admitted  scholar  21  April  1718.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1721  June  :  priest  1725  Sept.  Curate  of  Woodkirk  1725  Sept. 
with  stipend  of  £30.  Head-master  of  Bradford  school  1728—84,  when  he 
resigned  :  afternoon  lecturer  at  Bradford  parish  ciiurch  1729-84.  Died  1788 
(Bradford  Antiquary,  1.  145  :    Continuation  &c.  182). 

Holt,  Arthur :  son  of  Joseph  :  born  in  Virginia.  School :  Sedbergh,  under 
M"'  Saunders.  Admitted  first  sizar,  then  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  8  Dec. 
1716.     Age  20. 

LL.B.  1723.  Admitted  scholar  (as  of  Lancashire)  11  Apr.  1717.  At 
Dec.  1718  he  appears  as  M''  Holt,  having  apparently  become  a  fellow-com- 
moner. Ordained  deacon,  York,  1718  Sept.  :  priest  1719  Sept.  Resided  till 
Mich.  1722. 

*Finch,  Edward : 

Fifth  son  of  Daniel,  second  Earl  of  Nottingham  :  brother  of  Henry  (1712). 
Admitted  at  Trinity  :  M.A  (Trin.)  1718.  M.P.  for  the  University  1727,  when 
he  was  head  of  the  poll  (Finch  221  :  Hon.  Tho.  Townsend  198:  Hon.  Dixie 
Windsor  176 — see  Cooper,  Annalu,  iv.  194).  Nominated  to  a  Finch  and  Baines 
Fellowship  by  the  Earl  27  Apr.  1728,  in  place  of  D"'  Hobart,  deceased  :  held 
it  till  12  Sept.  1746,  when  he  resigned  by  letter  to  the  Master.  He  represented 
the  University  in  Parliament  till  1768.  He  and  his  colleague  T.  Townsend 
first  gave  in  1752  the  two  "Members'  Prizes,"  which  still  survive  as  an  annual 
tax  on  their  successors.  He  held  many  dipUmiatic  posts — in  Sweden,  Poland, 
and  in  Russia.     Married  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Palmer  of  Wingham.     Li 


1716—1717  191 

1764  he  took  the  name  Finch  Hatton  under  the  will  of  his  aunt  Eliz.,  daughter 
of  Chris.,  Viscount  Hatton.  Died  16  May  1771.  Had  sons  George  Finch 
Hatton  (1764)  and  John  Emilius  Daniel  (1772).     (D.N.B.) 

Wynter,  John : 

M.B.  1718.  Matric''.  fellow-commoner  6  March  1716  (special).  Pupil  of 
M"^  Atherton.  First  appears  in  Study-rents  Dec.  1717  and  then  Lady  Day 
1718,  both  times  without  charge. 

Budworth,  William :  son  of  Luke,  vicar  of  Longford,  Derbs.  :  born  at  Marston, 
Derbs.  School :  Derby,  under  M'^  Blackwell.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Ather- 
ton 26  Feb.  17 If     Age  17. 

B.A.  172^;  M.A.  1726.  Admitted  scholar  11  Apr.  1717.  Son  of  Louis 
Budworth  B.A.  (Emm.)  1691.  Ordained  deacon,  Lichfield,  1723  June:  licensed 
to  Barton  Blount:  priest  1724  Sept.  One  of  these  names  (but  M.A.)  was 
rector  of  Yaverland,  Isle  of  Wight,  patron,  Edw.  Richards  of  Couipton,  Bucks. 
Master  of  Rugeley  School,  Staffs,  and  also  of  the  Free  School,  Brewood  ;  finally 
vicar  of  Brewood,  date  not  discoverable.  Died  1748  (Nichols,  Lit.  An.  3.  337), 
but  1745  (D.N.B.)  when  one  Ri.  Fenton  became  vicar.  According  to  Bp 
Hurd,  his  pupil,  "he  possessed  every  talent  of  a  perfect  instituter  of  youth 
in  a  degree  which  I  believe  has  been  rarely  found  in  any  of  that  profession 
since  the  days  of  Quintilian." 

Forby,  Joseph :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Saham  [Toney],  Norfolk.  School : 
Wy[iuo]ndham,  under  M''  Sayer.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Atherton 
[no  date]   17 If     Age   17. 

LL.B.  1722.  Admitted  scholar  11  Apr.  1717.  Rector  of  Fincham,  Nor- 
folk 1723-45:  also  of  Barton  St  Andrew  1741-5,  when  he  died  (Blomefield, 
4.  52,  107).     His  son  Jos.  admitted  1751,  born  at  Fincham. 

Young,  Edward :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Shefiield.  School :  ShetBeld,  under 
M''  Humpton.      Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Atherton  9  Mar.  17 If      Age  17. 

B.A.  1722^;  M.A.  1727.  The  father,  Edward,  was  a  shoemaker  who  lived 
1673-1758,  and  was  Vjuried  at  Dronfield.  Admitted  scholar  11  Apr.  1717. 
Born  23  Dec.  1699.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1722  Sept.  Master  of  Bridling- 
ton school,  9  April  1723.      Master  of  Sherburn  school.      Died  unmarried. 

Nuttall,  Joshua :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Haslingden,  Lanes.  School :  Burnley, 
under  M'^  Robertshaw.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Cockshutt  25  March  1717. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  172^ ;  M.A.  1724.  Admitted  scholar  5  July  1718.  Ordained  deacon, 
York,  1721  June:  priest,  London,  172|  March. 

Stackhouse,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Hartlington  [probably  Harting- 
ton],  Yorks.  School :  Bradford,  under  M''  Clapham.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M"-  Atherton  26  March  1717.     Age  19. 

B.A.  172f  Admitted  scholar  21  April  1718.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
172?  March  :  priest  1723  June. 

Foster,  Richard :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Stainforth,  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M""  Job.  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  26  March  1717. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  172a.  Admitted  scholar  28  Jan.  17i|.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
1723  June:  priest,  Peterborough,  1725  Sept.:  curate  of  Easton  Maudit, 
Northants. 

Daniel,  Thomas:  son  of  John:  vicar  of  Croxhall,  Derbs.  School:  (1)  Lough- 
borough, under  M"'  Martin  :  (2)  under  his  father  at  home.  Admitted  sizar 
under  M''  Atherton   25   Apr.    1717.      Age   18. 

B.A.  172f  i   M.A.  1724.     Admitted' scholar  14  May  1719.     Son  of  John 


192  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

(1677).     Ordained  priest,  Lichfield,  1723  June.     Licensed  to  school' of  Abbots 
Bromley,  Stafis.  8  Aug.  1734.     P.O.  of  Stow,  Stag's.  22  Oct.  1724. 

*Sinipson,  John  :  son  of  John,  armiger  :  born  at  Babworth,  Notts.  School :  Wake- 
tield,  under  M''  Clarke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Sitwell  20  April  1717. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  172f;  M.A.  1724.  Admitted  scholar  21  April  1718.  Brother  of 
Will.  (1715) :  whom  see.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1724  Dec. :  priest  1724  Jan. 
Elected  Fellow  (in  place  of  R.  Aynsley)  22  Jan.  1724.  Bunting  Preacher''l726. 
Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  and  Walkhampton  Preacher  1727.  Fellowship  de- 
clared void  2-5  Jan.  1721^  "by  reason  of  an  Estate":  but  he  signed  last  in 
March  172|.  Clerk,  of  Stoke,  [t]  Derbs.  and  (19  Jan.  172|)  of  Babworth. 
Subscribed  to  Sanderson's  Algebra,  1740.  Married  —  Stringer,  had  a 
daughter  and  sole  heir,  Eliz.  who  married  Sir  Henry  Bridgman  of  Great 
Lever,  afterwards  Lord  Bradford.     Died  1784  (Hunter,  .S".    Yorks.   1.   184). 

Calthorpe,  James :  eldest  son  of  Christopher,  armiger  :  born  at  Ampton,  Suffolk. 
School  :  Bishops  Stortford,  under  D''  Tooke.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under 
M''  Towers  8  May  1717.      Age  16. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1720  :  name  in  the  list  without  charge  two  quarters 
more.     Perhaps  grandson  of  Sir  Christopher  of  East  Barsham  (16-59). 

*Wlieler,  Granville  :  son  of  George,  eques  auratus  and  Canon  of  Durham  :  born 
in  London.  School :  Durham,  under  M''  Rymer.  Admitted  pensioner  under 
M"-  Atherton  10  May  1717.     Age  16. 

B.A.  172f ;  M.A.  1724.  F.R.S.  1728.  Admitted  scholar  21  Apr.  1718. 
Kept  "in  the  Master's,  by  the  Parlour"  till  Dec.  1722.  Admitted  at  the 
Inner  Temple  5  Oct.  1724.  Born  May  1701,  third  son  of  Sir  George  (of 
Lincoln  Coll.,  Oxford,  author  of  a  Journey  into  Greece:  see  D.N.B.)  and  of 
Grace,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Higgins  of  Grewel,  Odiham  :  Sir  George  left  .£150 
in  1723  to  beautify  the  Hall.  Elected  Fellow,  succeeding  Will.  Towers,  the 
Master,  25  Jan.  172|.  Steward  1723.  Fellowship  declared  vacant  18  Jan. 
1724  on  inheriting  his  father's  estate.  Ordained  deacon  and  priest  at  St  Mar- 
garet, Westminster  1737  Sept.  Rector  of  Otterden  Kent  :  he  also  purchased 
Otterden  Place,  1727,  where  he  carried  on  experiments  in  electricity.  Rector 
of  Leake,  Notts.  26  Sept.  1737-70  (presented  by  his  father-in-law).  Pre- 
bendary of  Southwell  11  Aug.  1753-70.  Married  Catherine  Maria  Hastings, 
daughter  of  Theophilus,  Earl  of  Huntingdon,  by  whom  he  had  sons,  Theophilus 
(174|)  and  Granville  (1751).  Augmented  his  father's  exhibition  at  Wye 
College  to  £20  a  year  (Carlisle,  1.  635).  Subscribed  to  Sanderson's  Algebra, 
1740.  Died  22  May  1770:  buried  at  Otterden.  His  library  sold  1771. 
Published  his  observations  on  electricity  in  Phil.  Soc.   Trans.  1739. 

Maddison,  Thomas:  son  of  John:  born  at  Newcastle.  School  :  (1)  Newcastle, 
under  M'^  Jurin :  (2)  Durham,  under  M"'  Rymer.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M"-  Atherton  10  May  1717.     Age  17. 

B.A.  (Peterhouse)  172f ;  M.A.  1724.  Admitted  scholar  6  Nov.  1717. 
Resided  till  Lady  Day  1720.  The  father  was  a  "merchant-adventurer"  of 
Newcastle,   1656-1722  (Surtees,  2.   135). 

Haigh,  Francis :    son  of  John  :  born  at  Thurlstone,  Yorks.      School :   Penistone, 

under  M''  Ramsden.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  8  June  1717.    Age  20. 

B.A.    172^.     Admitted   scholar    14  May   1719.     Ordained   deacon,   York, 

172£  March:    priest  1722  Sept.     Licensed  to  preach  in  Cumberworth  chapel 

1728:  also  in  Bolderston  chapel   1728:    curate   of   Midhope,   later:    he  sent 


1717  193 

pupils  thence  in  1743.  No  successor  given  (in  Hunter's  HaUamshire,  47)S)  till 
1772  :  stated  (ib.  481)  that  he  died  in  1777.  Samuel  (1743)  son  of  William 
and  born  at  Thurlstone  was  doubtless  akin,  perhaps  a  nephew. 

Rayner,  Thomas  :  son  of  John :  born  at  Thaxted,  Essex.  School :  Stortford,  under 
D''  Tooke.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  24  June  1717.     Age  18. 

B.A.  172f;  M.A.  1724.  Matric''.  171?.  Ordained  deacon,  London,  1723 
June:  priest  1727  Dec.  Vicar  of  Elsenham,  Essex  22  Oct.  1731-.57.  Rector 
of  Rayne  (patron,  the  Earl  of  Essex)  1  Dec.  1741-4.5,  when  he  resigned.  Vicar 
of  Stebbing  St  Mary  1748.     Died  1757  (Morant,  2.  405,  416,  572). 

Beart,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Bury  St  Edmunds.  School :  Botesdale, 
under  M''  Maybourne.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  24  June  1717. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  172^;  M.A.  1724.     Admitted  scholar  14  May  1719. 

Bourne,  Henry  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School :  Newcastle,  under 
M''  Lodge.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Atherton  25  June  1717.     Ago  21. 

B.A.  172f ;  M.A.  1724.  Admitted  scholar  14  May  1719.  Son  of  a  tailor 
at  Newcastle,  and  apprenticed  to  a  glazier  :  released  from  his  apprenticeship 
and  sent  to  school  again  :  then  sent  on  to  Cambridge  by  help  of  friends 
(Brand,  1.  392) :  Atherton,  his  tutor,  was  a  Newcastle-man.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1720  Sept.  Curate  of  All  Saints,  Newcastle  1724-33.  Died  16  Feb. 
173|.  Author:  Antiquitates  Vulgares,  1725,  republished  by  Brand,  1777: 
Harmony  and  agreement  of  the  Collects,  Epistles  and  Gospels,  1727  :  History  of 
Newcastle,  left  unfinished  at  his  death  and  published  1736  by  his  widow  and 
children.     (D.N.B.) 

Williams,    John :    son    of   John :    born    in    London.     School :    Thurlow,    under 

M'  Harwood.    Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Atherton  3  July  1717.    Age  21. 

In   residence  after   Midsummer    1717.      Kept    "in    the   Master's,    by   the 

Parlour"    Mich.    1717— Lady    Day    1718.     Perhaps   the   John    Williams,    of 

St  Paul's,  Shadwell,  Midds.,  admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  19  Mar.  171f. 

Hargrave,  James:  son  of  Nathaniel :  born  at  Newcastle.  School :  (1)  Newcastle, 
(2)  Morpeth,  under  M''  Salkeld.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Atherton 
28  Sept.   1717.     Age  17. 

B.A.  172|.  Admitted  scholar  21  April  1718.  At  December  1720  he 
appears  in  Study-rents  as  M''  Hargraves  [sic^^  and  continues  till  Lady  Day 
1725 — apparently  as  a  fellow-commoner:    he  was  never  M.A. 

Husband,  Richard : 

M.A.  1724.  Admitted  at  St  Mary  Hall,  Oxford,  as  son  of  John,  of 
Eyton,  Salop,  "pleb."  4  June  1714,  aged  17.  B.A.  (Christ  Church)  1718.  In- 
corporated and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1724.  Rector  of  Ruddington,  Salop,  1722. 
(Foster,  Al.  Ox.  776.)  Minor  Canon  of  Rochester  1736-69.  P.O.  of  Stroud 
12  July  1738-47,  when  he  resigned  it.  Vicar  of  Stockbury,  Kent:  which 
he  resigned  10  July  1750.  Vicar  of  Wateringbury,  27  Aug.  1750  (or  1751). 
Buried  in  Rochester  Cathedral  26  May  1769.  Probably  a  kinsman  of  Tho. 
Husband,  the  Fellow  (1705). 

Hewett,  John : 

I\I.A.  1724.  Admitted  at  Magdalen  Hall,  Oxford,  as  son  of  J.  Hewitt, 
clerk,  of  Wallingford,  Berks.,  22  Oct.  1709,  aged  19.  B.A.  171f.  Incorporated, 
and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1724.  Rector  of  Harthill,  Yorks.  1717,  succeeding  his 
father  John,  who  became  rector  1695.  Died  1757,  aged  68  :  buried  at  Harthill 
(M.I.).     Succeeded  by  bis  son,  also  John,  and  third  rector  of  these  names 

c.  c.  R.    II.  13 


194  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

who  died  1811  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  1.  145).  Said  by  Foster  {Al.  Ox.  700)  to 
have  been  vicar  of  Broughton,  Yorks.  1727  :  but  according  to  Morant-Whitaker 
(Craven,  110)  a  John  Hewitt  was  vicar  from  1732-41,  when  he  died. 


Here  conies  another  gap  in  the  Admission  books  for  the  years  1717-18 
(praelector  Henry  Finch,  the  very  juvenile  Finch  and  Baines  Fellow)  and 
1718-19  (praelector,  John  Chester,  who  married  Feb.  171f).  The  numbers  in 
both  years  recoverable  from  the  matriculation-register  are  very  small :  but  the 
Study-rents  do  not  add  more  than  one  or  two. 


Evans,  Thomas : 

Pupil  of  M''  Atherton.  Admitted  before  Mids''.  1718.  Matric"'.  pensioner 
1718  July.     Scholar  14  May  1719.     Resided  till  Lady  Day  1721. 

Okeover,  Leeke : 

Pupil  of  M"^  Towers  from  Mids''.  1 7 1 8  till  Mich.  1719.  Matric"*.  pensioner  1718 
July.  Born  1701,  son  of  Thomas  Okeover  of  Okeover,  sheriff  of  Staffs.,  temp. 
Anne,  by  his  wife  Catherine,  daughter  and  heiress  of  Will.  Leeke,  Baron  of  the 
Exchequer  :  this  Thomas  was  first  cousin  of  Rowland  of  Oldbury,  admitted 
1714:  belonged  to  Trinity  College,  Oxford  and  the  Middle  Temple.  Leeke 
Okeover  was  admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  16  Feb.  171|.  He  lived  at 
Okeover,  where  he  repaired  and  beautified  the  parish  church — presumably  in  the 
taste  of  the  time.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  John  Nichols,  Esq.  Died 
without  issue  31  Jan.  1765,  aged  63.  His  brother  William  (1718)  having  died 
before  him,  the  estate  of  Okeover  passed  to  his  distant  cousin  Haughton 
Farmer  Okeover,  of  the  Oldbury  branch.  (Glover,  Berbs.  2.  64,  Hunter, 
F.ALG.   1035.) 

Okeover,  William : 

Second  son  of  Thomas  of  Okeover  and  Catherine  Leeke  :  brother  of  Leeke 
(above).  Pupil  of  M'  Towers  from  Mids^.  1718  to  Mich.  1719.  Matric''. 
pensioner  1718.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  with  his  brother  16  Feb. 
17 If.     Barrister  at  law.     Died  1748  without  issue.     (Glover,  2.  64.) 

Garnett,  William : 

Pupil  of  M"^  Atherton.  Admitted  before  Mids"'.  1718.  Matric''.  sizar 
1718  July.  Admitted  scholar  14  May  1719.  Resided  from  Mids''.  1718  to 
Lady  Day  1720. 

Wetherherd,  Christopher : 

B.A.  172i.  Pupil  of  M^  Atherton.  Admitted  before  Mids''.  1718.  Matric''. 
sizar  1718  July.  Admitted  scholar  (as  of  Yorks.)  1  June  1720.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1722  Sept.:  priest  1725  Dec:  appointed  curate  to  Spofforth 
and  Wetherby  Chapel,  with  an  annual  stipend  of  £20.  Vicar  of  Thorp  Arch, 
4  July  1728.  One  of  these  names  was  rector  of  Hal  ton  in  Lonsdale  6  Aug. 
1747-49  (Croston-Baines,  5.  528).  A  Rev.  M"-  Wetherherd  subscribed  to 
Sanderson's  Algebra,  1740  (perhaps  John  of  1716). 

Robinson,  Henry : 

B.A.  172|.  Pupil  of  M'  Atherton.  Admitted  before  Mids''.  1718. 
Matric''.  sizar  1718  July.  Admitted  scholar  (as  of  Yorks.)  1  June  1720. 
Ordained  deacon,  York,  1723  June:  priest  1725  Sept.:  curate  of  West  Dalton 
19  Sept.  with  stipend  of  £25  a  year. 


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Windham,  — : 

Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Towers.  Resided  between  Mich. 
1718  and  Lady  Day  1719.  Did  not  matriculate.  Possibly  a  sou  of  Will. 
Windham  of  Felbrigg  (1663). 

Wragg,  Charles : 

B.A.  1721;  M.A.  1726.  Pupil  of  M''  Atherton.  Resided  from  Mich. 
1718  :  but  always  without  charge  (though  he  seems  not  to  have  lived  "in  the 
Master's  ")  till  Mich.  1723,  when  he  pays  (being  then  D"  Wragg),  and  till  Lady 
Day  1721.  Matric'^.  pensioner  171|j  Mar.  Admitted  scholar  14  May  1719. 
Ordained  deacon,  London,  1723  June  :  priest  1724  June.  Chaplain  to  the 
Earl  of  Kellie.  Rector  of  Kelvedon,  Esse.x;  8  July  1731  :  had  dispensation 
from  Lambeth  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Great  Hallingbury,  distant  14  miles, 
24  Nov.  1737.     Died  1758. 

Walker,  John : 

Pupil  of  M''  Towers.  Admitted  before  Xmas  1718.  Came  into  residence 
Jan.  171^,  and  continued  till  Mids''.  1724,  taking  no  degree.  Matric"".  pen- 
sioner 171f  Mar.  [A  John  Walker,  of  Jesus,  LL.B.  1726.]  One  of  these  names 
ordained  priest,  Lichfield,  1727  Sept.    Presented  to  Crich,  Derbs.  16  Sept.  1731. 

*Trant,  William : 

B.A.  172|;  M.A.  1726.  Pupil  of  M'  Towers  from  Easter  1719.  Matric''. 
sizar  171|-.  Admitted  scholar  (as  of  Westmoreland)  14  May  1719.  Elected 
Fellow,  in  place  of  J.  Cockshutt,  26  Apr.  1726.  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln, 
1726  Sept.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  Catechist  and  Steward  1729.  Knapwell 
Preacher  1731.  Senior  Dean  1733.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and  Mildmay 
Preacher  1735  and  1736.  Senior  Dean  1737.  Succeeded  Cartwright  as  Tutor 
(having  more  than  two-thirds  of  the  students)  1732-1740 — in  the  later  years 
the  students  were  more  evenly  divided.  Senior  Proctor  1735.  Had  a  lease  of 
the  tithes  of  Hapton  1733.  Vicar  of  Fo.xton  19  July  1734.  Vicar  of  Caklecot 
(succeeding  T.  Sitwell)  9  June  1737.  Rector  of  Anstye  25  Nov.  1740  (suc- 
ceeding T.  Sherwill).  Vacated  his  fellowship  5  Dec.  1741.  Married  Catherine, 
daughter  of  George  and  Dorothy  Smith  :  his  son  Edmund  (1767)  was  Fellow 
1773  :  his  daughter  Emma  was  mother  of  Will.  Spry  (Fellow  1804).  Died  at 
Anstye,  after  44  years'  tenure,  3  Jan.  1784,  aged  82. 

Cottingham,  Squire : 

B.A.  1723.  Pupil  of  M"'  Hutton.  Came  into  residence  Easter  1719. 
Matric-^.  sizar  17 If.     Admitted  scholar  14  May  1719. 

Fenwick,  Richard : 

Pupil  of  M''  Atherton.  Admitted  before  Mids'.  1719.  Matric'*.  sizar 
1719  July.  Perhaps  son  of  Ri.  Fenwick  (1681).  Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's 
11  Mar.   17^4. 

Stokoe,  Alexander : 

Pupil  of  M"'  Atherton.  Admitted  before  Mids''.  1719.  Matric<'.  sizar 
1719  July. 

Scholar  (as  of  Northumberland),  1  June  1720.  Seems  to  have  resided 
continuously  (without  taking  any  degree)  till  Mids''.  1726.  One  of  these 
names,  of  Haydon  Bridge,  was  master  of  Hexham  School  1 723-1 7§^.  Curate 
of  St  John,  Lee,  near  Hexham  1734.  Died  1766.  (Bateson,  Nor  thumb'''.,  3. 
224,  4.   131.) 

Walmesley,  Richard : 

B.A.  1721  Pupil  of  M^  Cockshutt.  Admitted  before  Mich.  1719. 
Matric"'.  sizar"l720  April.     Admitted  scholar  14  May  1719.     Probably  fifth 

13—2 


196  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

son  of  Ri.  Walmesley  of  Sholey  [or  Showlej'],  Lanes,  and  of  Jane  Houghton  of 
Park  Hill  (Hall,  so  Abrams),  Lancaster.  In  Holy  Orders.  Died  at  Ormskirk 
173.5,  (Abrams'  Blackburn,  459  :  Whitaker,  2.  404.)  Another  of  the  same 
names,  son  of  Ri.  Walmesley,  of  Bashall,  Coldcotes  and  Eaves  Hall  ;  died 
1767,  aged  60  {ih.   405). 

Jenison,  Ralph : 

Pupil  of  M.'  Hutton.  Matric''.  fellow-commoner  171^  Mar.  Resided  between 
Mich.  1719  and  Mich.  1720.  Probably  born  1696  :  .son  of  Rob.  Jenison  (or 
Jennison)  of  Elswick,  Newcastle  and  of  Mary  Savile  of  Lupset,  Yorks.  Of 
Elswick  and  of  Walworth,  Durham.  Married  Susan  Allen  of  the  Flatts, 
Chester- le-Street.  M.P.  for  Newport,  Isle  of  Wight  :  and  for  Northumber- 
land 1722,  1727,  and  1734.  Master  of  the  Buckhounds  to  George  III.  Died 
1759. 

Heywood,  Wilmot : 

B.A.  172f  ;  M.A.  1726.  Pupil  of  M''  Atherton  :  began  to  reside  at  Mich. 
1719:  probably  admitted  earlier.  Admitted  scholar  28  Jan.  17i§.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1724  Sept.  :  priest  1726  Dec.  :  curate  of  Godmanchester. 
One  of  these  names  held  the  cure  of  Ladbrooke,  Warw.  18  Feb.  173| :  if  the 
same,  he  returned  to  the  Lincoln  diocese  and  was  instituted  to  Paxton,  Hunts. 
4  June  1745. 

Hunt,  Brian : 

Admitted  at  Corpus  1704  (of  Kent).  B.A.  (Corpus)  1722.  Perhaps  he  is 
the  Brian  Hunt  who  went  out  as  a  minister  to  Barbados  16  Mar.  17^^ 
(Fothergill,  p.  35)  :  why  he  transferred  himself  to  Christ's  is  not  clear  :  on 
8  May  1722  he  received  £20  bounty  as  an  emigrant  minister  to  Virginia  (iS.) 


Here  the  Admissions  recommence,  with  the  year  1719-20:    praelector, 
Tho.  Sitwell. 


Torkington,  Laurence :  son  of  James,  armiger :  born  at  Stukeley,  Hunts. 
School  not  given.  Admitted  at  St  John's,  then  at  Christ's  as  fellow-commoner 
under  M''  Dowse  17  Oct.  1719.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  pensioner  at  St  John's  under  M''  Foulkes  6  Oct.  1711,  aged  17. 
School,  Lavenham,  Suffolk  under  M''  Drift.  He  had  the  undivided  care  of 
M''  Dowse  from  Mich.  1719  to  Mich.  1723.  Possibly  he  returned  to  St  John's 
and  was  the  LL.B.  of  1725  :  there  is  no  admission  which  corre.sponds  as  to  date 
with  that  degree.  He  can  hardly  be  the  Laur.  Torkington  who  was  rector  of 
Shottesbrook,  Berks.,  and  was  buried  172^  {Genealogist,  7.  14). 

North,  Richard  [should  be  Robert]  :  father  not  given  :  born  at  Scarborough. 
School  not  given.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Hutton  (date  not  given) 
1719.     Age  not  given. 

Rob.  North  was  matric''.  1720  April:  and  admitted  scholar  1  June  1720. 
He  kept  over  the  ante-chapel,  as  pupil  (1)  of  M''  Hutton,  (2)  of  M"^  Cartwright, 
till  Mich.  1722,  possibly  longer — his  name  is  in  the  list  till  Mich.  1724  (no 
charge)  when  he  disappears. 

Wills,  Edward :  eldest  son  of  Edward,  eques  auratus  :  born  in  Middlesex. 
School  not  given.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'  Sitwell  9  Feb.  17|-^. 
Age  not  given. 


1719—1720  197 

Resided  from  Easter  1720  to  Easter  1723.  Admitted  at  the  Middle 
Temple  27  June  1717.  Probably  son  of  Sir  Edw.  Wills  of  Ongar  St  Martin, 
who  in  1699  married  Ann,  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Cuddon  of  St  Lawrence, 
Jewrj' — he  being  50  and  she  IS  :  he  died  before  1717. 

Wills,  Thomas:  son  of  Edward,  eques  auratus:  born  in  London.  School  not 
given.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Sitwell  13  Feb.  17j^.  Age  not 
given. 

Brother  of  Edward.  Resided  from  Easter  1720  to  Easter  1723.  Adaiitted 
at  the  Middle  Temple  7  Oct.  1719. 

Davis,  Stapleton :  son  of  John :  born  at  Montserrat  ["  apud  Americanos "]. 
School  :  Westminster,  under  D''  Friend.  Admitted  first  at  Clare  Hall :  then 
at  Christ's  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  29  Feb.  17i|}.     Age  22. 

B.A.  172|.  Became  fellow-commoner  after  Mich.  1720,  and  resided  till 
Mich.  1722. "  Incorporated  at  Oxford  1723.  Ordained  priest  at  Lincoln 
(Buckden)  172|  March.  Had  X20  bounty  on  going  out  12  Nov.  1729  to  the 
Leeward  Islands  as  "  emigrant  minister  "  (Fothergill,  23).  Patrick  Blake,  Esq. 
of  St  Christopher's  in  his  will  dated  5  Mar.  174J  left  £30  a  year  for  life  to  his 
nephew,  the  Rev.  M"'  Stapleton  Davis,  of  St  Christopher's  (Oliver,  Antigua, 
1.  .52). 

Ellershaw,  John :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Giggleswick.     School :  Giggleswick, 

under  M'  Carr.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  26  March  1720.    Age  19. 

B.A.   1724   Mids.     Admitted  scholar  8  May   1721.     Ri.   Ellershaw,  the 

father,  was  vicar  of   Giggleswick.     John  was  vicar  of  Ubbeston  St  Peter, 

Suffolk,  1748.     Died  1760  (Davy). 

Ashurst,  Edward:  grandson  of  Sir  William,  of  Middlesex.  School  not  given. 
Admitted  at  Corpus :  then  at  Christ's  as  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Cock- 
shutt  sometime  in  1720.     Age  not  given. 

His  name  on  the  list  of  M''  Cockshutt's  pupils  till  Lady  Day  1721  :  but 
without  charge.     Pi'obably  he  did  not  reside. 

Wilkinson,  William :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School :  Newcastle, 
under  M'  Lodge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  11  April  1720. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  172|;  M.A.  1727.  Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721.  Ordained  deacon 
(as  scholar  of  Christ's)  Rochester  (at  request  of  Bp.  of  Durham)  1723  Dec. 
Curate  of  St  Andrew,  Newcastle  1724-39  :  of  St  Nicholas  1739-56.  Chaplain 
of  Newcastle  Gaol  1756-63.  A  bedesman  of  St  Thomas's  Hospital  1763  [?]- 
1780,  when  he  died.     (Brand,  1.  318.) 

Adam  (Adams),  Thomas :  [father  not  given] :  of  Yorkshire.  School :  Wake- 
field, under  M'  Clark.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Hutton  14  April  1720. 
Age  "about"  17  [he  was  really  19 — born  25  Feb.  170^]. 

Admitted  scholar  (Adam)  8  May  1721.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1722. 
Admitted  at  Hart  Hall,  Oxford  2  July  1722.  B.A.  there  172f.  Son  of 
Henry  Adam,  town  clerk  of  Leeds,  and  Eliz.  Blythman.  Educated  first  at 
Leeds  under  Tho.  Barnard.  Presented  to  Winteringham,  Lines.  1724,  and 
instituted  as  soon  as  he  was  of  sufficient  age.  Held  the  living  for  58  years, 
dying  there  31  Mar.  1784,  aged  83.  One  of  the  earliest  leaders  of  the 
"Evangelical  revival"  (see  Overton,  p.  83).  Author:  Practical  lesso7is  on 
the  Church  Catechism,  Evangelical  Sermons,  Paraphrase  and  Annotations  on 
the  Epistle  to  the  Romans.  From  his  Posthumous  Works  (1786)  a  selection 
called  Private  thoiights  on  Religion  has  been  printed  separately  :  and  by  this 
he  is  best  known.     (D.N.B.) 


198  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

*Monoux,  Lewis :  son  of  Lewis,  armiger :  born  at  Sandy,  Beds.  School : 
Stortford,  under  D'  Tooke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Atherton  27  Apr. 
1720.     Age  16. 

B.A.  172f  ;  M.A.  1727.  Admitted  scholar  1  June  1720.  Son  of  Lewis 
(1666)  of  Sandy  (son  of  Sir  Humphry  (1617)  first  Baronet,  of  Wotton)  by  his 
wife  Lucy,  daughter  of  Sir  Philip  Wodehouse.  Elected  Fellow  (iu  place  of 
Granville  Wheler)  22  Jan.  172i.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1728  June: 
priest,  September.  Praelector  (and  a  most  careless  one — he  left  out  half  the 
entries),  Junior  Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting  Preacher  and  Steward  1728. 
Fellowship  declared  vacant  31  Dec.  1730.  Rector  of  Sandy,  Beds.  Chaplain 
to  the  Bishop  of  Llandaff.  Had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  21  June  1743  to 
hold  also  the  rectory  of  Tenipsfoixl,  distant  two  miles.  Prebendary  of  Lincoln 
(Clifton)  21  Oct.  1755.  Married  a  Miss  Edwards  of  Bedford,  by  whom  he 
had  a  sou  Philip  (1752),  who  by  a  curious  history  became  seventh  (and  last) 
baronet. 

Anesley,  Mark :  son  of  William,  armiger :  born  at  Gallowhill,  Northumb''. 
School :  Morpeth,  under  M''  Carey.  Admitted  pensioner  under  his  uncle 
M''  Anesley  9  May  1720.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  (Ansley)  8  May  1721.  Perhaps  he  shared  his  uncle's 
room  :  as  he  does  not  appear  in  the  Study-rents  till  Mich.  1722  when  he  is 
found  as  a  fellow-commoner  "  iu  the  Star  Chamber" — till  Mids''.  1723.  He  ran 
through  his  patrimony:  in  1750  "High  and  Low  Gallowhill,  Foumertlaw,  and 
the  colliery  and  limestone  quarry  on  the  estate  were  sold  to  M''  Cook  of 
Thockeriugton  under  a  decree  of  the  Court  of  Chancery  for  the  payment  of 
the  debts  of  Mark  Aynsley  Esq.,  deceased."  (Hodgson,  Northumberland  ll. 
1.  343.) 

*Mabell,  William. :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School :  Newcastle,  under 
M"' Lodge.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Atherton  11  May  1720.     Age  17. 

B.A.  172|;  M.A.  1727.  Ordained  deacon,  Rochester  (for  Durham),  1725 
Dec.  Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721.  Resided  till  Mich.  1728  :  although  on 
20  Jan.  172  J  he  received  a  lease  of  the  tithes  of  Hapton  for  seven  years  with 
"  additional  covenants  "  (he  not  being  a  Fellow)  viz.  "  that  he  resides  upon  the 
Place  and  serves  the  Cure  in  Person,  or  that  he  shall  appoint  a  Curate  who 
shall  be  approved  by  the  Ordinary  and  the  College,  and  that  during  this  terra 
lie  shall  not  accept  of  any  Preferment  or  Cure  beyond  the  distance  of  5  miles." 
Apparently  he  had  a  curate.  On  17  Oct.  1727  he  was  appointed  Rhetorick 
Lecturer:  but  there  is  no  evidence  that  he  resided.  In  1733  Atherton's 
Northumberland  fellowship  was  vacant  and  on  8  June  1733  Mabell  was 
elected  Fellow,  but  not  admitted  till  August  9 — an  indication  that  he  was  not 
in  residence.  He  signs  only  thrice  as  a  Fellow.  On  8  May  1735  "the 
Master  declared  M''  Mabell's  Fellowship  void — he  not  being  a  Priest  as  the 
Statutes  prescribe."  Against  this  sentence  M''  Mabell  appealed  on  May  22  to 
D''  Andrew  Snape,  Provost  of  King's  and  Visitor,  the  Master  being  Vice- 
Chancellor  for  the  year.  On  12  Sept.  in  the  same  year  "  M'  Thomas 
acquainted  the  Master  that  he  had  received  a  letter  from  M''  Mabell's  brother 
informing  them  that  he  was  dead." 

Dalton,  D'Arcy :  son  of  D'Arcy,  rector  of  Cold  Aston,  Yorks.  School :  Beighton, 
Derbs.,  under  M''  Drake.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Hutton  7  June  1720. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1724.  Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721,  as  of  Lines.;  probably  he  was 
born  at  Binbrooke  of  which  his  father  (adm''.  1688)  was  vicar  from  1699  to 


1720  199 

about  1704.     He  resided  till  Lady  Day  1726.     His  younger  brother,  Charles, 
admitted  1730. 

Ellyson,  Thomas:  son  of  Thomas  (rector  of  Ashton,  Cheshire):  born  at  Pul- 
fordrain  [?  Pulford],  Cheshire.  School  not  given.  Admitted  sizar  under 
IVP  Atherton  10  June  1720.     Age,  about  19. 

LL.B.  1725.     Admitted  scholar  (Ellison)  8  May  1721. 

*Neville  (Nevile),  William. :  son  of  Robert,  clerk  :  born  at  Newton,  Bucks. 
School:  Northampton,  under  M''  Styles.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton 
14  June  1720.     Age  19. 

B.A.  172f;  M.A.  1727;  incorporated  Oxford  1728.  Admitted  scholar 
8  May  1721.  Elected  Fellow,  succeeding  Tho.  Husband  27  Apr.  1724. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1725  March;  also  priest.  Praelector,  Junior 
Dean,  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward,  1726.  Bunting  Preacher  1727. 
Knapwell  Preacher  1728.  Senior  Dean  1732.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and 
Mildmay  Preacher  1733,  1734.  Senior  Dean  1736.  Taxor  in  the  University 
1728.  Scrutator  1737.  Had  a  few  pupils  from  1737.  Presented  by  the 
Crown  to  the  vicarage  of  Astwood,  Bucks.,  on  the  decease  of  his  father 
Robert,  by  dispensation  from  Lambeth  8  Aug.  1726  :  his  succe.ssor  was  not 
appointed  till  1752  (Lipscombe,  4.  6):  but  it  is  quite  clear  that  he  resided 
at  Cambridge  till  12  March  1742  when  he  resigned  his  Fellowship.  He 
was  appointed  curate  of  Fen  Drayton  2  Jul}'  1733,  and  held  the  curacy 
till  he  left  Cambridge  for  Astwood.  Cole  mentions  him  as  "  a  large,  raw- 
boned  jolly  man  who  loved  good  eating  and  drinking  :  I  think  had  the  living 
of  Astwood  in  Bucks,  and  died  a  young  man,  of  no  very  good  character":  as 
Cole  is  wide  of  the  mark  as  to  his  age  when  he  died  (if  he  died  in  1752),  we 
may  hope  he  was  also  as  to  his  character. 

Byam,  William :  son  of  William  ;  born  at  Antegoa  [Antigua].  School  :  West- 
minster, under  D''  Friend.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  21  June 
1720.     Age  17. 

B.A.  i72f.  Admitted  scholar  (as  of  Middlesex)  8  May  I72L  Admitted 
at  Gray's  Inn  20  Aug.  1722  as  from  "  Christ  Church,"  Cambridge.  He  returned 
to  Antigua  and  died  there  childless.  According  to  Oliver's  Histori/  of  Antigua 
which  gives  very  careful  pedigrees  there  was  a  second  Will.  Byam  at  Christ's 
at  this  time  :  the  sou  of  Edward  Byam  and  Lydia  Martin,  brother  of  Francis 
(1726)  and  half-brother  of  Edward  (1708).  He  may  have  been  admitted  in 
one  of  the  missing  years,  1717-19,  and  never  matriculated:  but  I  do  not 
lind  him  in  the  Stud3'-rents  and  I  suspect  that  for  once  the  Historij  is  wrong. 
This  Will,  was  of  Byams,  Antigua  and  of  Westborne  House,  Paddington, 
Midds.  :  a  Colonel  in  the  army  and  a  Member  of  the  Council  of  Antigua. 
He  married  Anne,  daughter  of  Col.  John  Gunthorpe  of  Antigua  :  died  at 
Barbuda  26  Sept.  1755  and  was  buried  at  Antigua  (Hint.  1.  98).  A  son 
Samuel  was  fellow-commoner  of  Sidney  1760. 

Carter,  Samuel :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Naseby,  Northants.  School : 
Monkwearmouth,  under  M"^  Simcoe.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  22  June 
1720.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721.  Resided  till  Mich.  1723,  when  he  migrated 
(I  suppose)  to  Trinity  and  was  there  B.A.  172j;  M.A.  1730.  One  Sam. 
Carter,  "late  of  Christ's,"  was  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1734  Dec.  and 
licensed  to  Winnington,  Beds.  :  priest  1736  Sept. 


200  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Umfreville,  Charles :  son  of  D''  William,  clerk :  bom  in  London.  School : 
Newcastle,  under  M''  Lodge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  2  July 
1720.     Age  20. 

LL.B.  1726.  Admitted  scholar  (Middlesex)  8  May  1721.  Son  of  Will. 
Umfreville,  D.D.  (16-£§)  whom  see.  Ordained  deacon  while  still  an  under- 
graduate, London,  1723  Sept.  :  priest  1724  Sept.  Licensed  to  officiate  as 
curate  of  Charleton  (or  elsewhere  in  the  diocese  of  Rochester)  10  Oct.  1724  : 
with  stipend  of  £30.  Vicar  of  Bradfield,  Essex.  Had  dispensation  14  April 
1729  to  hold  also  the  vicarage  of  Acton,  Suffolk,  distant  18  miles.  Held  it 
till  1774,  when,  I  suppose,  he  died. 

Hutchinson,  Edward :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Clipston,  Northants. 
School  not  given.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  7  July  1720.  Age 
not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721.  Resided  till  Mich.  1723.  Probably  father 
of  Thomas  (1755)  who  was  born  at  Clipston. 

Gaines,  William  Langhome:  no  facts.     Admitted  19  July  1720. 

He  was  a  fellow-commoner,  pupil  of  M''  Atherton  :  and  resided  till  Lady 
Day  1722.  One  of  these  names  was  lord  of  the  manor  of  Hampstead,  and 
died  1732  {Gent.  Mag.). 

Clennell,  Thomas  :  [father  not  given] :  of  Clennell,  Northumberland.  School : 
Alnwick,  under  M'  Walton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  1 2  Sept. 
1720.     Age  19. 

Resided  till  Mids.  1722.  Clennel  is  near  Harbottle,  which  the  family 
seem  to  have  owned.  Perhaps  the  Tho.  Clennell  who  died  at  Lilburn, 
Northumberland  1763  {Gent.  Mag.). 

Preston,  John  :  [father  not  given] :  of  Yorks.  School:  Giggleswick.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M'  Atherton  29  Oct.  1720.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1724.  Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1725  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Drayton  Parslow,  Bucks.  :  piiest  1730  May.  Pre- 
sented to  Bow  Brickhill,  Bucks.  7  June  1742  in  trust  for  the  nephew  of  the 
patron  :  resigned  Oct.  1744. 

Barlow,  Thomas :  son  of  John,  clerk  :  born  at  Marwood,  Lanes.  School  not 
given.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cockshutt  31  Oct.  1720.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  1724.  Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721.  I  think  that  Marwood  is  a 
miscopying  by  a  careless  Praelector  of  Harwood.  John  Barlow,  born  at 
Harwood  near  Blackburn  and  educated  at  Glasgow  was  incumbent  of  Colne, 
Lanes.  1709-1727,  when  he  died  on  April  9  :  and  his  son  Thomas  was 
presented  to  the  living,  but  survived  his  father  only  three  weeks  :  he  was 
buried  at  Colne  5  May  1727.  (Whitaker,  Whalley,  2.  249.)  Perhaps  he  is 
the  Tho.  Barlow  who  was  curate  of  Radcliffe,  Manchester  on  25  Nov.  1726. 
{Lives  of  Felloivs  and  of  the  College  of  Manchester,   ii.   224.) 

Walton,  John :  [father  not  given] :  of  Northumberland.  School :  Alnwick. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"^  Atherton  1720.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  (as  of  Westmoreland)  8  May  1721.  Resided  till  Mich. 
1722. 

*Law,  Edmund : 

Son  of  Edm.  Law,  clerk  and  curate  of  Staveley  for  49  years:  born  at  Cart- 
mell  in  Furness  :  educated  there  by  M''  Roskell  and  at  Kendall  by  M''  Towers. 
Admitted  sizar  at  St  John's  under  D'  Edmundson  6  Apr.  1720  :  aged  about  17. 

B.A.  (St  John's)  172^;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1727;  D.D.  (Christ'.s)   1749.     Or- 


1720  201 

dained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1726  June;  licensed  to  St  Mary,  Retford:  priest, 
1727  Sept.  Elected  Fellow,  in  place  of  M''  Edwards,  14  Jan.  1721:.  Prae- 
leetor.  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and 
Steward  1730.  Senior  Deau  1734.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and  Mildmay 
Preacher  1737.  Was  appointed  Hebrew  Lecturer  (not  an  annual  appointment) 
14  Nov.  1727.  Ceased  to  sign  after  May  1730.  Presented  by  the  University 
to  Greystoke,  Cumberland  1737 — but  owing  to  a  dispute  as  to  the  title,  not 
instituted  till  1  June  1739  :  in  1739  he  left  Cambridge.  While  resident  he 
took  pupils  1729-39,  but  Cartwright  (and  afterwards  Trant)  had  many  more: 
also  he  was  one  of  the  four  editors  of  Stephens'  Thesaurus.  Resigned  his 
Fellowship  14  June  1740  and  on  June  24  married  Mary  Cliristian  of  Unerigg. 
Rector  of  Salkeld  and  Archdeacon  of  Carlisle  21  Apr.  1743-56.  Master  of 
Peterhouse  (by  the  support  of  Bp.  Keene,  later  Master)  1756-1787.  In  1756, 
E.  Pyle  wrote  (Memoirs  of  a  Royal  Chaplain,  page  280)  that  Law  had  "quite 
won  the  heart  of  the  Duke  of  Newcastle  by  the  last  Cambridge  Address... and 
the  Duke  has  assured  him  of  his  Majesty's  favour  in  a  very  handsome  letter 
which  I  have  seen... .So  D''  Law  will  be  L.  Marg.  Professor."  Such  were 
the  ways  of  the  time.  But  Prof.  D'  Newcome  had  nine  years  more  of  it. 
Knightbridge  Professor  1764-9.  Prebendary  of  Lichfield  (Sandiacre)  and 
Archdeacon  of  Stafford  1763-69  (collated  by  Bp.  Cornwallis,  his  old  pupil) : 
of  Lincoln  1764  and  of  Durham  1767.  Bishop  of  Carlisle  24  Feb.  176|, 
retaining  the  Mastership  (he  resided  at  Cambridge  in  term  time  and  at  Rose 
Castle  in  the  Long  Vacation) — also  the  rectory  of  Greystoke  but  he  resigned 
everything  else.  Died  at  Rose  Castle  14  Aug.  1787 :  buried  in  Carlisle 
Cathedral  (M.L).  Of  his  four  sons,  John  was  admitted  1762,  afterwards 
Fellow,  and  Bishop  of  Clonfert  and  of  Elphin.  The  appreciation  of  him  by 
Paley,  which  is  well  known,  is  printed  in  the  Johnian  Adiii'^.  Book,  p.  332,  by 
R.  F.  Scott.  It  dwells  on  his  cheerfulness,  gentleness  (to  a  fault  when  found 
in  a  Bishop),  candour  and  love  of  liberty.  "  He  was  zealously  attached  to 
religious  liberty,  because  he  thought  that  it  leads  to  truth  ;  but  from  his  heart 
he  loved  peace."  He  valued  his  Bishopric  chiefly  as  a  proof  that  in  England 
"decent  freedom  of  enquiry  was  not  discouraged."  A  full  list  of  his  works  is 
given  by  R.  F.  Scott  (supra).  His  book  Considerations  of  the  State  of  the 
World  -with  regard  to  the  Theory  of  Religion,  published  1745,  works  out  the 
view  that  revelation  is  progressive — so  much  being  given  at  each  time  as  men 
are  able  to  receive.  When  a  Bishop  in  1774  he  boldly  supported  the  attempt 
to  abolish,  or  relax  subscription  to  the  formularies  of  the  church  :  first  started 
by  Archdeacon.  Blackburne,  two  years  earlier :  Law  both  preached  at  St 
Mary's  "a  noble  sermon,"  and  also  published  a  pamphlet  Considerations  on 
the  Propriety  of  requiring  subscription  to  Articles  of  Faith,  which  gave  rise  to 
some  controversy.  His  last  publication  was  his  edition  of  John  Locke's  works 
in  three  volumes.  (Baker-Mayor,  Hist,  of  St  John's:  D.N.B. :  St  John's 
Admission  Book  (ut  supra).) 

Wadesworth,  Charles: 

B.A.  1724 ;  M.A.  (Clare  where  he  was  a  Fellow)  1728.  Admitted  (Wads- 
worth)  at  St  John's  29  Nov.  1720,  aged  19,  son  of  Nat.  Wadsworth,  clerk, 
born  at  Brooke,  Norwich.  When  he  migrated  to  Christ's  does  not  appear : 
he  is  not  in  the  Study-rents.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1725  June  ;  licensed 
to  Howe  where  his  father  was  rector:  priest,  York,  1726  Sept.  :  curate  of 
Kirk  Smeaton,  with  a  stipend  of  £30  a  year.  Rector  of  Sizeland,  Norfolk 
10  May  1728-33;  also  of  Howe  15  Jan.  172|.  Rector  of  Yelverton  20  Nov. 
1733  :  of  Little  Poringland  22  July  1734.  Held  these  last  three  livings  till 
1767.  His  son,  Geo.  Rob.  Wadsworth,  admitted  at  Caius  174|.  (See  Scott, 
Johnian  Aihn".  Book,  p.  336.) 


202  CHRIST'S  COLLEGE 

Dowthwaite,  Joseph : 

Appears  in  the  Scholars'  Book  8  May  1721,  as  admitted  a  Westmoreland 
scholar.  He  is  not  in  the  College  Admission  book,  nor  (so  far  as  I  have  seen) 
in  the  University  Matriculation-register.  He  appears  in  Study-rents  from 
Mich.  1720  to  Mich.  1723,  but  may  not  have  resided  all  the  time.  He  was 
ordained  as  "literatus  e  Coll.  Xt' "  at  York,  deacon  1721  June;  priest  172.3 
June.  Rector  of  Feliskirk  near  Thirsk  27  Apr.  1739 — sent  by  the  Arch- 
bishop :  seems  to  have  held  it  till  1765.  A  family  of  tiie  name  at  Westholme, 
Durham  is  given  by  Surtees  (4.  421)  but  the  pedigree  stops  too  early. 

Skerratt,  John : 

M.A.  1727.  Matric''.  at  Brasenose,  Oxford  16  Apr.  1709,  aged  17— son 
of  Edw.  of  Newall,  Cheshire,  pleb.  B.A.  1712.  Incorporated,  and  M.A. 
(Christ's)  1727.  Vicar  of  Kingston  by  Taunton,  Somerset  1716.  Rector  of 
Brereton,  Chesh.  1731.     Vicar  of  Biddulph,  Staft's.  1733  (Al.  Ox.  1361). 

Thorpe,  Thomas : 

M.A.  1727.  Son  of  Stephen  of  Collumpton,  Devon;  matric''  at  Exeter, 
Oxford  28  Mar.  1713,  aged  19.  B.A.,  not  given  in  Foster  AL  Ox.  1483. 
Incorp'i.  and  M.A.  (Christ's)   1727. 

Pell,  William:  son  of  John:  born  at  Scottlethorp  [?  Skellingthorpe],  Lines.    School: 
not  given.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Atherton  2.5  Jan.  172?.     Age  18. 
B.A.  172f     Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721. 

Lutton,  Ralph :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  York.  School  :  Wakefield,  under 
M"'  Clark.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Hutton  25  Feb.  172^.  Age  not 
given. 

Born  23  Oct.  1701,  at  Knapton,  York,  son  of  Thomas  Lutton  (advocate 
in  the  Spiritual  Court  at  York  ;  buried  at  St  Maurice  1719)  and  of  Arabella 
Thyune  of  Eghara,  Surrey.  Resided  till  Xmas  1722.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's 
Inn  3  Apr.  1721.  Married  Constance,  daughter  of  Sir  Francis  Boy  ton,  by 
whom  he  had  a  son  Ralph  and  three  daughters  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  950).  He 
was  probably  grandson  of  Phil.  Lutton  (163°)  whose  father  was  a  Ralph. 

Birch,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Goodhurst  [?  Goudhurst],  Kent.  School : 
not  given.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  27  Mar.  1721.     Age  18. 

B.A,  (Byrch)  1724.  Admitted  scholar  (Birch)  8  May  1721.  Ordained 
deacon  (Byrch),  Rochester,  1726  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Addington.  Minister  of 
St  Mary,  Jiower  {Gent.  Mag.  112.  48).  Rector  of  Mongeham,  Kent.  Married 
Jane,  daughter  of  Will.  Dejovas,  by  whom  he  had  a  son  Will.  Dejovas  Byrch, 
B.A.  1750  and  Fellow  of  Sidney  {Arch.  Cant.  15.  358).  Died  at  Bath  24  June 
1756  {Gent.  Mag.  p.  314). 

Kentish,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Baldock,  Herts.  School :  Bunning- 
for  [Buntingford],  under  M''  England.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Atherton 
1   May   1721.     Age   16. 

M.B.  1726.  His  father  was  Sheriff  of  Hunts.  1723.  Admitted  scholar 
8  May  1721.     Resided  till  Mich.   1726.     {Gent.  Mag.   1787,  p.   1126.) 

Garforth,  William  :  [father  not  given] :  of  Yorks.  School :  not  given.  Admitted 
sizar  under  M''  Wilkinson  5  May  1721.     Age  18. 

B.A.  172|.  Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721  (apparently  as  a  Bunting 
Exhibitioner)  again  13  Nov.  1723  (but  not  in  the  list  of  scholars  by  counties). 


1721  203 

Vicar  of  Helpstone  1731-t.  Vicar  of  Wiggenhall  St  Mary,  Norfolk  1733-56 
(Blomefield,  4.  760).  Rector  of  Bactou,  Norfolk  1744-55  (ib.  4.  52).  A  Rev. 
M"'  Garforth  died  at  York  1761  {Gent.  Mag.  p.  94). 

Currer,  Major:  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Langber  [Langbar],  Yorks.     School  : 
not  given.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Wilkinson  5  May  1721.     Age  19. 
B.A.  172i.    Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721.    Ordained  deacon,  Peterborough, 

1726  Sept.  :  licensed  to  Helpstone:  priest  November:  and  vicar  of  Helpstone. 
Buried  there  1731  (Sweeting,  Feterborough  Churches,  93). 

Currer,  Josias  :   [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Langber  [Langbar],  Yorks.     School : 
not  given.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Wilkinson  5  May  1721.     Age  18. 
B.A.  172i,:  M.A.  1736.    Brother  of  Major.    Admitted  scholar  8  May  1721. 
Ordained  deacon,  Ely,   172|  Feb.  :   priest  1725  Sept.     Vicar  of  Stapleforth 
[1  Stapleford,  Cambs.]  29  June  1736.     Vicar  of  Meldreth  3  March  173i'. 

Mercator,  Robert :  son  of  Daniel :  of  Notts.  School :  not  given.  Admitted 
first  at  Oxford,  then  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  20  May  1721.     Age  20. 

B.A.  172f.  Matric''.  at  Lincoln  College  26  Feb.  171|  as  son  of  Daniel  of 
Blj'th,  Notts.,  aged  17.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1723  Sept. ;  licensed  to 
Skidbrook,  Lines. 

Bellis,  Robert :  third  son  of  Robert,  clerk  :  born  at  Ince,  Cheshire.  Educated 
by  his  father.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  2  June  1721.     Age  20. 

LL.B.  1726.  Baptised  at  Ince  1  Jan.  170^  where  his  father  was  vicar. 
Brother  of  Samuel  (1712)  and  John  (1715).  Perhaps  curate  of  Ashton,  Lanes, 
on  25  Nov.  1726  (Fellows  of  the  Manchester  College,  ll.  224). 

Hind,  Liptrot :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Ince,  Cheshire.     Educated  there  [perhaps 
by  M''  Bellis].     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Atherton  2  June  1721.     Age  15. 
B.A.  172|.     Admitted  scholar  1  June  1722. 

Slade,  John  :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Mickle  Straford  [?],  Cheshire.  School : 
not  given.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Atherton  2  June  1721.     Age  18. 

B.A.  172i;  M.A.  1728.  Admitted  scholar  13  Nov.  1723.  Ordained 
deacon,  Chester,  1725  June:  licensed  to  cure  of  Cheddington  [?  Cheddleton] 
Chapel,  Staffs.  3  Feb.  172f :  priest,  Lichfield,  1727  Sept.  Vicar  of  Biddulph, 
Staffs.  8  Oct.  1732,  patron,  Sir  Tho.  Gresley.  Perhaps  Master  of  Dilhorne 
School  before  1734  and  down  to  1754  :  translator  of  Musaeus,  London  1753, 
4*°:  and  Master  of  Bosworth  School  before  1758  and  in  1764.  Died  1787 
(J.E.B.M.).     His  son  Tho.  admitted  1764. 

Handley,   William :    son    of    William  :    born    at    Wimbolds    Traford,   Cheshire. 
School :  not  given.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  2  June  1721.     Age  16 
LL.B.  1726. 

Allen,  William :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Alderwas  [?  Alrewas  near  Eceleshall], 
Staffs.  School :  not  given.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Cartwright  7  June 
1721.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  172i;  M.A.  1736.  Admitted  scholar  1  June  1722  (of  Staffs.).  Or- 
dained deacon  (as  of  Christ's — no  degree),  Lichfield,  1724  Sept. :  priest,  Lincoln, 

1727  Sept.  :  curate  of  Kegworth.  Perhaps  curate  of  Navenby  1734-8.  One 
Will.  Allen,  B.A.,  was  rector  of  Farley-Chamberlayne,  Hants.  27  June  1729. 

Chester,  John :  son  of  Thomas :  born  in  London.  School :  Eton.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M"^  Atherton  10  June  1721.     Age  18. 

Admitted  scholar  1  June  1722.  Resided  till  Mids^  1723.  Admitted  at 
the  Inner  Temple,  as  son  of  Tho.  Chester  of  Covent  Garden,  merchant 
12  Feb.   172|. 


204  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Cowling  (Collings),  Peter:  [father  not  given]:  of  Yorks.  School:  Skipton. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  1  July   1721.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Cowling — so  also  at  matriculation — carelessly  copied  into  the  Ad- 
mission-book as  Collings)  1724.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1725  May  ;  licensed 
to  King's  Ripton,  Hunts.:  priest  1727  May:  curate  of  Hamerton,  Hunts. 
Three  generations  of  Peter  Cowlings  buried  (with  M.I.)  in  Fen  Stanton  church  : 
the  first  being  Peter  Cowling,  gent.,  who  died  8  Dec.  1786,  aged  5G. 

Holmes,  Henry :  [father  not  given].  School :  Skipton.  Admitted  sizar  under 
M'  Atherton  1  July  1721.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  172i.     Admitted  scholar  (Yorks.)  1  July  1722. 

Loraine,  Richard:  son  of  Sir  William,  Bart.,  of  Kirkharle,  Northumberland. 
School:  not  given.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Aynsley  3  July  1721. 
Age  not  given. 

Kept  "in  the  Master's,  over  the  Parler"  till  Lady  Day  1724.  Third  son 
of  Sir  Will.  Loraine  of  Kirkharle,  the  "  great  planter."  Admitted  at  the 
Middle  Temple  30  May  1724.  "A  proper  hand-some  man,  of  good  sense  and 
behaviour"  (M.L).  Unmarried.  Died  suddenly  of  apoplexy  while  walking 
in  a  field  near  London  26  Oct.  1738,  aged  37 — in  his  father's  life-time. 

Peirse,  William :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Hutton  Bonville,  Yorks.  School : 
Wakefield.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Hutton  10  Oct.  1721.  Age 
not  given. 

Resided  from  Easter  1722  to  Mids''.  1723.  Thomas  Peirse  of  Thimbleby, 
younger  son  of  Richard  of  Hutton  Bonville,  married  in  1700  Anne,  daughter 
of  Sir  Richard  Hustler  of  Acklam.  His  eldest  son,  William,  succeeded  to 
Hutton  Bonville,  married  and  left  a  daughter  Mary  who  married  the  Rev. 
Edw.  Stillingfleet.  His  younger  brother  Richard  (who  died  1759)  succeeded 
to  Thimbleby  and  Hutton  Bonville  (Burke,  Landed  Gentrij). 

*Staniforth,  William  :  [father  and  birthplace  not  given].  School :  Rotherham. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  9  Nov.  1721.     Age  19. 

B.A.  172|-;  M.A.  1730.  Admitted  scholar  (Yorks.)  13  Nov.  1723.  Or- 
dained deacon,  Lincoln,  1726  Sept.  ;  licensed  to  Godmanchester  ;  priest  1727 
May :  curate  of  Huntingdon.  Elected  Fellow,  succeeding  M''  Cartwright 
13  April  1734.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhamp- 
ton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1735.  Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  12  Aug.  1738. 
M"'  Staniforth,  "  late  Fellow  of  Christ's  College  "  appears  among  the  subscribers 
to  Sanderson's  Algebra  in  1740.  On  21  May  1741  £35  was  paid  to  M''  Day 
by  the  College,  as  due  to  him  from  M''  Staniforth,  when  Steward. 

Stillington,  Joseph :  [father  and  birthplace  not  given].  School :  Wakefield. 
Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'  Hutton  7  Dec.  1721.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  from  Easter  1722  to  Mids"'.  1723.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple 
21  Nov.  1719  as  only  son  of  Tho.  Stillington  of  Kelfield,  Yorks.  (admitted  at 
Christ's  1681). 

**Rooke,  George  Henry : 

Born  3  Aug.  1702,  son  of  Will.,  attorney,  of  Carlisle.    School:  Westminster. 

Admitted  pensioner  at  Trinity  1721,  scholar  1722:  B.A.  (Trin.)  172|.; 
M.A.  (Christ's)  1728  ;  D.D.  1745  :  migrated  to  Christ's  13  Jan.  172|.  Elected 
Fellow,  in  place  of  Matt.  Hutton,  3  June  1727.  Took  a  few  pupils  (mostly 
fellow-commoners)  from  1729  onwards.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Cate- 
chist, Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1731.  Knapwell 
Preacher  1733.     Senior  Dean   1739.     Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and   Mildmay 


1721  205 

Preacher  1740.  Licensed  to  Great  Eversdeu  18  Sept.  1732.  Vicar  of  Little 
Abington  6  Apr.  1736  :  but  resigned  before  June  1737.  Vicar  of  Foxton 
7  Mar.  173|-.  Had  a  lease  of  Hapton  tithes  for  three  years,  Mich.  1739. 
Rector  of  Hadstock,  Essex,  1740.  Proctor  1741-2.  From  1742  to  1744  he 
signs  rarely  and  perhaps  resided  at  Hadstock.  On  1  March  174i  D''  Towers 
the  Master  died,  and  Rooke  was  elected  his  successor  :  each  was  a  Whig  ;  but 
the  tirst  was  quite  free  from  self-seeking  :  the  College  was  prevailingly  Whig 
in  the  first  half  of  the  century  :  the  election  of  D''  Thomas  in  17.54  marks  the 
turn  of  the  tide.  D""  Rooke  was  V.C  174-5-6.  As  such  he  presented  the  address 
to  the  King  on  the  suppression  of  the  Jacobite  rebellion,  including  "  the  ad- 
mirable conduct  and  heroick  bravery  "  of  the  Duke  of  Cumberland.  He  was 
"one  of  the  most  managing  persons  among  the  Heads"  (Cole).  He  had  sup- 
ported the  Duke  of  Newcastle  in  the  contest  for  the  High  Stewardship  in  1737  : 
and  supported  him  again  when  he  succeeded  the  Duke  of  Somerset  in  1748  as 
Chancellor  of  the  University.  He  wrote  one  of  the  official  poems  on  the  death 
of  George  I  and  accession  of  George  II.  On  30  April  1747  he  had  a  dispensa- 
tion from  Lambeth  to  hold  the  rectory  of  Great  Horkesley  (near  Colchester) 
as  well  as  Hadstock,  distant  25  miles.  On  1  June  1749  he  became  Prebendary 
of  Lincoln:  and  on  23  Nov.  1751  Prebendary  of  Bristol,  on  the  presentation 
of  Lord  Chancellor  Hardwick  "  to  whose  brother  he  had  offered  an  Honorary 
Fellowship  "  (1  but  so  Cole).  He  spent  much  money  on  the  Lodge,  into  which 
lodgers  were  no  longer  received,  as  in  the  days  of  Cudworth  and  Cove),  and 
(to  a  less  degree)  of  Towers.  Even  Cole  allowed  that  "  he  fitted  up  the  Lodge 
in  elegant  and  good  taste  "  :  he  persuaded  the  Fellows  to  let  him  have  the  old 
"  Parlour  "  to  be  (as  it  has  ever  since  been)  the  Master's  dining  room.  He 
never  married.  He  died,  suddenly,  in  College  7  Feb.  1754,  aged  51  :  and  was 
buried  at  Hadstock.  He  incurred  the  special  hatred  of  Cole,  whose  description 
of  him  as  "  universally  disesteemed  by  all  sorts  of  people  and  all  sorts  of 
parties"  is  vigorous  :  "he  had  the  usual  concomitants  of  hautine.ss,  meanness 
and  servility  to  an  expi-essible  degree,  being  the  most  abject  slave  and  fawning 
sycophant  that  I  ever  saw,"  "  from  his  tirst  admission  an  abject  and  servile 
ilatter  of  young  noblemen  and  fellow  commoners."  Cole's  account  probably 
needs  to  be  discounted  :  the  last  part  may  mean  little  more  than  that  his 
pupils  were  drawn  from  this  class.  But  it  is  probable  that  he  was  "  unamiable 
and  of  rough  manners"  (Welch,  Al.  Westinonasterienses).  He  was  cei'tainly 
unpopular  in  the  L^niversity :  for  the  numerous  attacks  on  him  in  the 
Capitade  and  in  other  pamphlets,  see  my  History  of  Christ's  College,  and 
Wordsworth,  Univ.  Life  in  the  ISth  Century.  When  V.C.  he  proposed  to  the 
Senate  to  employ  the  surplus  of  money  raised  to  suppress  the  rebellion  of  1745 
for  some  purpose  which  the  Senate  rejected,  and  (according  to  Cole)  rejected 
all  other  graces  during  his  term  of  office.  For  the  Orders  and  Regulations 
for  the  government  of  the  University  .sent  down  by  the  Chancellor  in  1750, 
at  the  instigation  as  was  supposed  of  D''  Rooke,  D"'  Keene  of  Peterhouse,  and 
D''  Chapman  (admitted  here  1734,  afterwards  Master  of  Magdalene),  and  for 
the  tumult  caused  by  them  see  Wordsworth,  ih.  64-77.  Though  unwisely  con- 
ceived they  must  be  regarded  as  an  attempt  at  reform  which  was  really  needed. 
Rooke  should  also  be  credited  with  the  introduction  of  "  examinations " — 
probably  slight  enough,  and  soon  becoming  a  dead  letter^which  occur  first  in 
the  orders  made  in  his  Mastership :  probably  he  brought  the  idea  from  Trinity 
where  Bentley  had  introduced  them.  According  to  E.  Pyle  {Memoirs  of  a 
Royal  Chaplain,  p.  158) — a  well-informed  man — D''  Rooke  made  so  much 
interest  for  the  Divinity  Professorship,  vacant  1748  that  Green  of  St  John's 
who  was  actually  elected  could  not  promise  enough  without  "  making  interest 
above  to  get  a  promise  made  to  Rook  that  pleased  him  as  well  as  the 
Professorship,  for  which  he  is  not  fit." 


206  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Umfreville,  Gilbert: 

Pupil  of  M"^  Atherton.  Matric''.  pensioner  1721.  Admitted  scholar  (Essex) 
I.June  1722.  Began  to  reside  Mich.  1721.  Resided  till  Mich.  1723.  Probably 
akin  to  Charles  (1720)  but  not  a  brother  :  he  was  of  Middlesex. 

Briggs,  John :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Tadcaster,  Yorks.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M"^  Pooley.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  17  Feb.  172|. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  172f.  Admitted  scholar  13  Nov.  1723.  Ordained  deacon,  York, 
[date  not  found];   licensed  to  Ardingfleet  [1]  1728:    priest  1730  Aug. 

Gibbs,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Ludlow,  Salop.  School :  Whitchurch, 
under  M>  Hughes.  Admitted  sizar  under  M^  Cartwright  23  Mar.  172-^-.  Age  19. 
B.A.  172|.  Admitted  scholar  8  Nov.  1722.  Ordained  deacon,  Hereford, 
1726  Sept.  Licensed  to  cure  of  Battlefield,  Salop  15  July  1730.  Rector  of 
Baxterley,  Warw.  28  Feb.  173|,  presented  by  Joh.  Hall :  gone  before  Mar.  173|. 
One  of  these  names  rector  of  Congeston,  Leics.  1740:  patron,  Anne  Palmer: 
died  10  July  1757,  aged  56  :  his  wife,  Anne,  died  1744.  One  of  these  names, 
emigrant  minister  to  New  England,  received  the  £20  bounty  for  the  voyage 
11  Oct.  1744  (Fothergill,  29). 

Vevers,  Williams  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Barwick  in  Elmet,  Yorks.  School : 
Penison  [Penistone],  under  M''  Ramsden.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton 
24  Mar.  1.721.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  172|;  M.A.  1729.  Admitted  scholar  13  Nov.  1723.  Ordained  priest, 
York,  1728  July  :  curate  of  Skelbrooke.  Licensed  to  St  James's  Chapel  in 
the  parish  of  Sandal  Magna  1728. 

?  Vicar  of  Scholes,  Wakefield,  died  1745  {Gent.  Mag.). 

Tayler,  Jerem.y  :  son  of  Jeremy  :  [birthplace  not  given].  School :  King's  College 
School,  Cambridge.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  28  May  1722.  Age 
not  given. 

Admitted  scholar  (Hunts.)  1  June  1722.  His  name  appears  in  the  Study- 
rents  till  Mids.  1725 — always  without  charge.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1729 
Sept. :  licensed  to  Firsby,  Lines.  :  priest  1748  June.  Instituted  to  Easton, 
Herts.   19  Sept.   1749. 

Cookson,  John  :  son  of  James  :  [birthplace  not  given].  School :  Giggleswick, 
"  probe  edoctus,"  under  M"'  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  29  June 
1722.     Age  22. 

M.B.  1727.  Admitted  scholar  (Yorks.)  13  Nov.  1723.  Resided  till  Lady 
Day  1728.  Probably  one  of  the  Cooksons  of  Settle.  John  Cookson,  M.D., 
died  at  Wakefield  1779,  aged  79  {Gent.  Mag.  p.  271). 

*Jebb,  John : 

Admitted  pensioner  at  St  John's  19  June  1722,  son  of  Sam.  Jebb,  maltster, 
of  Mansfield,  Notts. :  educated  there  under  M"'  Hucklebridge.  B.A.  (Joh.) 
1721;  M.A.  (Christ's)  1729.  Migrated  to  Christ's  in  hope  of  a  Fellowship 
(R.  F.  Scott):  he  appears  in  residence  in  the  Mich.  Term  1728.  He  was 
admitted  Fellow  (succeeding  M''  Simpson)  12  Feb.  172f  "  upon  a  Devolution" 
[because  the  Society  could  not  agree  :  there  is  an  appeal  from  Tho.  Alderson 
(1725 — whom  see)  dated  8  Feb.]  on  the  appointment  of  D''  Frankland  V.C. 
with  D''^  Bentley  and  Ashton  as  assessors.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1728  July: 
licensed  to  Sandy  :  priest  1730  Aug.  In  1728  applied  to  be  placed  on  the  list 
of  the  King's  "  modern  scholars,"  as  understanding  French  and  something  of 
Italian,  and  desiring  a  secretaryship  at  home  or  abroad  (Wordsworth,  Schol. 
Acad.  149  n.).  He  seems  to  have  resided  till  June  1730  :  afterwards  he  signs 
only  on  2  July  1733  :  and  on  13  April  1734 — perhaps  because  of  his  marriage 


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to  Anne,  daughter  of  David  Gansel  of  Donnyland  Hall,  Colchester — his  Fellow- 
ship was  declared  vacant.  His  son  John  of  Peterhouse,  well  known  as  a 
University  reformer  was  born  early  in  1736,  in  London,  where  his  father  may 
have  been  then  domiciled.  Chaplain  in  Ireland  about  this  time  to  the  Duke 
of  Devonshire,  Lord  Lieutenant.  Treasurer  of  Ch.  Ch.  Dublin  5  Api-.  1740. 
Prebendary  of  Ossory  Cathedral  1736-40.  Dean  of  Cashel  22  June  1769,  till 
death.  For  some  time  rector  of  St  Thomas  in  the  East,  Dublin.  Resided  in 
his  later  years  at  Egham  :  it  is  recorded  that  "at  76  he  is  as  active  and 
vigorous  as  most  men  of  40,  and  more  robust  (for  such  is  his  make)  than  most 
men."  Died  6  Feb.  1787,  aged  82 — buried  at  Ashford  (Lysons,  Midd.  Parishes). 
(See  R.  F.  Scott  in  Johnian  Adm'K  Book  Part  ill.  350.)  He  was  a  friend  of 
David  Hartley  the  philosopher. 

Donnison,  James :  son  of  William :  born  at  Gatesyde  [Gateshead],  Durham. 
School :  Sedbergh,  under  D"'  Sanders.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton 
4  Feb.   172|.     Age  18. 

Admitted  scholar  13  Nov.  1723.     Resided  till  Mich.  1724. 

*Philpot,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Oakham,  Ruts.  School :  Oakham, 
under  M''  Wright.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  26  June  1723.  Age  17. 
B.A.  1724;  M.A.  1730.  Admitted  .scholar  13  Nov.  1723.  Library  keeper. 
Elected  Fellow,  succeeding  M''  Raye  25  May  1729.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1730  May  :  priest  in  September.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting 
and  Walkhampton  Preacher  and  Steward  1732.  Presented  to  the  vicarage  of 
Helpstone,  succeeding  M"^  Garforth  19  April  1734.  Knapwell  Preacher  1734. 
Resigned  Helpstone  before  May  1735,  when  Will.  Paley,  father  of  the  Arch- 
deacon, began  his  long  incumbency.  Lived  in  College  and  signed  for  the  last 
time  (in  a  firmer  hand  than  was  his  wont)  26  Oct.  1737.  Died  before  23  Jan. 
17.31 

Jackson,  Robert :  [father  and  birthplace  not  given].  School :  Leeds,  under 
M''  Barnard.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Atherton  1  July  1723.  Age  not 
given. 

I  think  he  never  resided.     One  of  these  names  B.A.  (Clare  Hall)  172|^. 

Loraine,  Charles :  second  son  of  Sir  William,  Bart.,  of  Kirkharle,  Northumb'^. 
School  not  given.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Wilkinson  4  July  1723. 
Age  18. 

LL.B.  1728.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  He  kept  with  his  brother 
Richard,  afterwards  alone,  "over  the  parler,  in  the  Master's":  but  as  a 
pupil,  throughout,  of  M'  Cartwright  not  of  M"'  Wilkinson.  Resided  till  Mids'. 
1728.  Married  (1)  probably  in  the  same  year,  Mary,  daughter  of  Ra.  Lambton 
of  Lambton  Hall,  by  whom  he  had  one  daughter,  who  died  young.  Sheriff 
for  Northumberland  1743.  Owing  to  the  death  of  his  elder  brother  Richard 
(1721)  in  1738  he  succeeded  to  the  title  22  Jan.  174J  on  the  death  of  his 
father  Sir  William,  aged  84.  In  1748  he  married  (2)  Dorothy,  daughter  of 
Ra.  Mylott  of  Whitehill,  Durham,  by  whom  he  had  sons,  William,  the  fourth 
Baronet  (1767),  Charles  (1767)  and  Lambton  (1769).  Devoted  himself  to 
county  business  and  sports.     Died  29  Apr.  1755  and  buried  at  Kirkharle. 

Barwell,  Simon :  [no  facts].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Atherton  [no  date] 
1723.  Resided  till  Mids''.  1724.  Probably  a  great  grandson  of  Edward 
(1595)  the  rector  of  Kegworth  (1610-39),  who  had  a  grandson  Simon,  born 
1662,  "bred  to  the  law  and  settled  in  Leicester"  :  perhaps  the  Simon  Barwell 
who  had  a  lease  of  Diseworth  29  May  1719  for  21  years,  fine  £519.  16s.  Od. 


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Otway,  Thomas :  son  of  James :  bora  at  Middletou,  Westmoreland.  School : 
Sedbeigh,   under  D'  Saunders.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Cartwright  10  Oct. 

1723.  Age  not  given. 

B.A.  172|^ ;  M.A.  1731.  Admitted  scholar  29  Apr.  1724.  I  cannot  con- 
nect him  with  the  elder  Otways  of  the  College  :  who  all  derived  from  the 
Middleton  house.  Rector  of  St  Augustine,  Norwich,  1730  :  and  minor  Canon 
of  the  Catliedral.     Died  31  July  1732,  aged  28.     M.L  in  Blomefield,  2.  504. 

Weller,  John  Badger :  son  of  Alexander  :  born  in  London.  School :  Felstead, 
under  M'  Hutchin.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  15  Mar.  172|. 
Age  16. 

M.B.  1729.     Admitted  scholar  2  July  1725. 

Gough,  Thomas  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Eyton,  Salop.  School  :  Shrewsbury, 
under  M"^  Owen.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  18  Apr.  1724. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  172|.  Admitted  scholar  2  July  1725.  Ordained  priest,  Hereford, 
1729  Oct. 

Applin,  William  :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Staple  Fitzpaine,  Somerset.     School : 
not  given.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  29  June  1724.     Age  19. 
B.A.  172|.     Admitted  scholar  2  July  172.5. 

**Thom.as,  Hugh  :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Landshipping,  Pembroke.  School: 
Pembroke,  under  M''  Rice  Evans.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  2  July 

1724.  Age  17. 

B.A.  172| ;  M.A.  1731  ;  D.D.  1753.  Perhaps  akin  to  our  Will.  Thomas 
who  collected  the  College  tithes  at  Manorbier,  near  Pembroke.  Admitted 
scholar  2  July  1725.  Elected  Fellow  in  place  of  M"'  Monoux  4  Jan.  173^. 
Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1730  Aug. :  priest,  Lincoln,  1731  June.  Praelector,  Junior 
Dean,  Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1733. 
Knapwell  preacher  1735.  Senior  Dean  1740.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and 
Mildmay  Preacher  1741  and  1742.  University  Taxor  1736-7.  Scrutator 
1743-4.  Took  pupils  from  1738-45,  together  with  M'  Makin  :  but  the  whole 
number  was  not  great.  In  1740  had  a  lease  of  the  Manor  and  rectory  of 
Gateley,  which  he  held  till  1750.  During  1745  and  1746  he  signs  irregularly  : 
in  October  1747  for  the  last  time  :  in  that  year  he  was  presented  by  the 
Chapter  of  Southwell  to  the  vicarage  of  RoUeston,  Notts,  but  not  instituted 
till  20  Sept.  1749  :  by  College  Order  28  July  1749  he  was  to  hold  Gateley  as 
well  as  Rolleston  if  the  Bishop  consented  :  apparently  the  Bishop  did  not : 
Thomas  resigned  Gateley  the  next  year.  On  30  Sept.  1748  he  became  Arch- 
deacon of  Nottingham,  and  Prebendar}'  of  Southwell  29  June  1749.  On 
30  Oct.  1749  he  resigned  his  Fellowship  having  had  "a  full  j'ear's  possession 
of  the  Archdeaconry."  He  held  a  Prebend  at  York  from  Dec.  1749  to  July 
1750.  In  1750  he  became  Chancellor  of  York,  and  rector  of  Wheldrake, 
Yorks.  (worth  £140)  :  he  was  chaplain  to  the  Archbishop,  and  liad  dispensa- 
tion 23  Nov.  1751  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Etton,  distant  16  miles,  worth 
£130.  When  D'  Rooke  died  suddenly  Thomas  was  recalled  to  Cambridge  to 
be  Master  of  the  College  :  and  held  the  Mastership  from  18  Feb.  175|  for 
26  years.  In  1754  he  was  Vice-Chancellor  :  and  was  again  elected  in  1777 
when  he  was  more  than  70  years  old  :  he  declined  to  serve  on  the  ground  of 
health,  and  was  excused  by  grace  from  payment  of  a  mulct  of  £100.  On 
2  Dec.  his  successor  was  appointed.  He  became  Dean  of  Ely  15  July  1758, 
and  is  genei-ally  referred  to  for  the  next  22  years  as  "  Dean  Thomas."  I  think 
that  he  held  all  these  preferments,  but  one,  till  his  death  in  1780  :  even  Cole, 
who  liked  both  the  man  and  his  politics  (opposed  to  the  Whiggery  of  his  two 


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predecessors)  thought  it  remarkable:  "he  Hves  snugly  and  handsomely  ami 
has  provided  monej'  for  a  growing  family."  Cole  says  that  he  declined  the 
Bishopric  of  Carlisle  in  1769  when  Edm.  Law  of  Christ's  was  appointed — 
Gray,  writing  to  Mason  29  Dec.  1768,  says  that  he  had  been  appointed:  a 
further  story  that  Law  persuaded  Thomas  to  refuse  it,  in  order  that  he  might 
have  it  himself,  seems  to  rest  on  the  constant  statement  of  M'*  Thomas  : 
Cole  (who  did  not  love  Law)  does  not  seem  to  have  believed  it :  and  says 
that  the  Archbishop  Cornwallis  (also  of  Christ's)  recommended  both.  He 
married  (1)  Miss  Metcalfe,  daughter  of  the  rector  of  Toft:  she  was  buried 
there  17  June  17.54 — and  two  children  in  1756  and  1758  ;  (2)  Miss  Grigson 
of  Pembrokeshire.  He  died  at  the  Lodge,  rather  suddenly,  11  July  1780 — 
and  was  buried  privately  in  the  centre  of  the  ante-chapel,  in  the  evening,  six 
Fellows  bearing  the  pall  (Cole).  In  Cole's  words,  he  was  "  always  esteemed  a 
very  worthy  man  "  :  and  he  clearly  was  popular  with  all  men.  He  certainly 
did  not  encourage  reform  in  the  College  :  but  acquiesced  in  it  when  urged  by 
the  young  Fellows,  Will.  Paley  and  John  Law. 

Dawson,  Ambrose :  son  of  William :  born  at  Settle.  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M'  Carr.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  4  July  1724.  Age 
not  given. 

M.B.  1730;  M.D.  1735.  Admitted  scholar  2  July  1725.  Son  of  Will. 
(169i)  of  LangclifF,  Settle,  the  friend  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton,  and  of  Jane, 
daughter  of  Ambrose  Pudsey  of  Bolton  Hall.  Practised  at  Grosvenor  Square, 
London.  F.R.C.P.  1737  :  Censor  1740  ;  and  thrice  again  :  Elect  9  Apr.  1750  : 
Consiliarius  1755-7,  and  1759.  Physician  to  St  George's  Hospital  1745-60. 
In  1776  he  left  London  and  took  up  his  residence  at  Langcliff  Hall.  But  the 
climate  of  the  country  did  not  suit  him ;  and  he  removed  to  Liverpool.  Died 
there  after  a  short  illness  23  Dec.  1794:  buried  at  Bolton.  Author:  Thoughts 
on  Hydrocephalus  Internus,  1778  :  Observations  on  Hydatids  in  the  Heads  of 
Cattle,  1778.     (Munk,  2.  134.) 

Weller,  Francis :  son  of  Francis  :  bom  at  Donnington,  Sussex.  School :  Ton- 
bridge,  under  M''  Spenceley  [Spencer :  see  Johnian  Adm'K  Book,  passini\. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Atherton  30  Oct.  1724.     Age  18. 

B.A.  172|;  M.A.  1734.  Admitted  scholar  19  Xov.  1725.  Resided  till 
Sept.  1733 — perhaps  later.  Ordained  priest,  Ely,  1734  Dec.  Vicar  of 
Hellingly,  Sussex  1734.     Buried  there  Feb.   1741. 

Ward,  William  :  son  of  William,  LL.D.,  of  Yorks.  School :  Eton,  under  D"^  Bland. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Atherton  9  Feb.  172|.     Age  16. 

M.A.  {com.  reg.)  1728.  Second  son  of  D''  Will.  Ward,  Chancellor  of  the 
diocese  of  York,  and  of  Barbara  Mott  of  Witherstield.  Admitted  at  the 
Middle  Temple  7  July  1726.  Married  Arminia  Cartwright  of  Aynhoe, 
Northants.     Died  without  issue  1739,  aged  32.     (Hunter,  F.M.G.   648.) 

Bainbrig,  Christopher:  [father  not  given]:  born  at  Biggings,  Westmoreland. 
School :  Kirkby  Stephen,  under  M''  Pooley.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Cart- 
wright  16  Feb.  1724.     Age  22. 

LL.B.  1730.  Admitted  scholar  2  July  1725.  Resided  till  June  1730, 
though  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1727  Dec.  and  licensed  to  Holywell  with 
Needingworth,  near  St  Ives  :  priest  1730  May,  at  the  request  of  the  Bishop  of 
Peterborough. 

*Alderson,  Thomas  :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Bainbrige  [1],  Yorks.  School : 
Sedbergh,  under  D''  Sanders.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  26  Feb. 
1724.     Age  20. 

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210  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

M.A.  (com.  rey.)  1728:  why,  I  cannot  understand:  unless  interest  was 
made  in  liis  favour  in  view  of  the  following  matter.  Early  in  1729  M'  Simp- 
son's fellowship  was  declared  vacant,  the  Master  and  five  Fellows  wished  to 
elect  Alderson  :  there  being  no  majority  the  appointment  went  to  the  Visitor, 
who  on  8  Feb.  172f  appointed  John  Jebb  formerly  of  St  John's  (whom  see). 
On  5  Feb.  Alderson  petitioned  the  Visitor,  while  his  decision  was  still  pend- 
ing, on  the  ground  that  Jebb  had  no  "natural  claim.'  (He  had  migrated  as 
a  B.A.  from  St  John's  before  the  end  of  1728,  doubtless  on  the  motion  of  some 
of  the  Fellows  in  order  to  keep  Alderson  out  of  a  Fellow.ship.)  He  com- 
plained that  he  had  been  injured  in  the  estimation  of  the  Society  by  divers 
slanderous  reports.  His  petition  was  supported  by  the  Master,  by  Cartwright 
(his  tutor)  and  by  Wilkinson,  Harwell,  Neville  and  Trant  :  the  opponents 
must  have  been  Atherton,  Raye,  Sitwell,  Chamberlayne,  Monoux,  Edm.  Law 
and  G.  H.  Rooke.  As  above  mentioned  Jebb  was  appointed  by  the  Visitor, 
Frankland,  V.C.,  with  Bentley  and  Ashton  as  assessors.  It  is  odd  that  Neville, 
under  whom  Jebb  had  been  entered,  supported  Alderson.  Still  more  odd  is 
the  fact  that  Alderson  never  took  the  ordinary  B.A.  degree  but  was  admitted 
M.A.  in  1728  (as  mentioned  above),  half  a  year  before  the  election,  though 
neither  by  birth  nor  by  merit  could  he  have  any  claim  to  it.  In  the  Study- 
rents  he  appears  as  late  as  Sept.  1731  as  a  pupil  of  Cartwright.  Alderson 
purged  his  character  to  the  Society,  for  in  1731  when  Wilkinson  died,  he  was 
elected  Fellow  17  Nov.  1731  and  was  admitted  26  Nov.,  a  fact  which  implies 
that  he  was  not  in  residence.  In  1732  he  resided.  In  173|  (10  July)  he  was 
instituted  vicar  of  Burgh  Wallis,  near  Doncaster  :  which  he  held  till  his  death, 
1754  :  he  was  buried  there,  Dec.  20.     (Hunter,  S.  Forks.  2.  486.) 

Wood,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Askrigg,  Yorks.  School  :  Sedbergh, 
under  D'  Saunders.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  5  Mar.  172^. 
Age  19. 

B.A.  172-^.  Admitted  scholar  (Richmond)  2  July  172-5.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1729  June;   licensed  to  Holbeach,  Lines. 

Hall,  William. :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'  Atherton 
15  Mar.  172A.    Came  into  residence  Mich.  1725  and  remained  till  Mids.  1729. 

Shepherd,  Benjamin:  son  of  John:  born  at  Hill  upon  Coat  [?],  Salop. 
School  :  Masinridware  [Mavesyu  Ridware],  under  M'  Stephenson.  Admitted 
pensioner  under  M'  Atherton  25  May  1725.     Age  18. 

B.A.  172^.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Ordained  deacon,  Hereford, 
1729  Oct.  :  priest  1731  Aug. 

Jackson,  Thomas  :  son  of  Adam:  born  at  Giggles  wick.  School:  Giggles  wick, 
under  M''  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Atherton  12  June  1725.  Age  22. 
Took  no  degree  :  according  to  the  Study -rents  he  resided  till  Mids.  1728  : 
but  in  the  York  Register  he  appears  as  a  literate  of  Christ's  College,  ordained 
deacon  and  licensed  to  curacy  of  Kirkly  \_sic]  July  1727:  priest  1731  July. 
Master  of  Drax  School,  near  Selby  12  July  1728.  Vicar  of  Prestwick  near 
Hedon  1730-40,  when  he  resigned.  Perhaps  rector  of  Kirkby  Underdale, 
Yorks.  18  Jan.  1739.  Vicar  of  Burstwick  1758-84,  when  he  died.  (Poulson, 
Holderness,  2.  185,  360.) 

Prince,  Samuel :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Leeds.  School :  Leeds,  under  M''  Barnard. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  28  June  1725.     Age  19. 

B.A.  172|.  Admitted  scholar  2  July  1725.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  by 
letters  dimissory  from  York  1731  Dec.  :  priest,  Lincoln,  1733  May  :  vicar  of 
St  James,  Great  Grimsby  1733-50. 


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Abernethy,  John:  son  of  John  [birthplace  crossed  out].  School:  Westminster, 
under  D'  Friend.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Atherton  1  July  1725. 
Age  IS. 

LL.B.  1730.  Admitted  scholar  (Cumberland)  4  May  1727:  resided  till 
Mids.  1732.     ?  Grandfather  of  D'' John  Abernethy. 

Parkin,  Jonathan :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Penistone,  Yorks.     School :  Peni- 
stone,  under  M'  Ramsden.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  2  July  172.5. 
Resided  till  Dec.  1730.     Possibly  minister  of  Denby  near  Penistone,  later 
than  17-51  but  no  exact  date  found  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  2.  353). 

Hesketh,  Robert :  son  of  Samuel :  born  at  Bretherton,  Lanes.  School:  Heskin, 
under  M'  Johnson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  7  July  1725. 
Age  20. 

Admitted  scholar  -t  May  1727.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1728  :  name  on 
the  list,  without  charge,  one  quarter  more.  In  1726  he  was  a  member  of  the 
"  Cambridge  Youths" — a  society  for  ringing  changes  on  Great  St  Mai-y's  bells. 
(Cooper,  Ann.  4.  185.) 

Story,  George :  son  of  Ralph  :  born  at  Abberwick,  Northumb''.  :  M.A.  of 
Edinburgh.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Atherton  5  Oct.  1725.     Age  22. 

Resided  till  Mids".  1726.  Perhaps  Geo.  Story,  nephew  of  George  of 
Bishop  Wearmouth,  Esq.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  16  Dec.  1725.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1726  June  :  licensed  to  Southoe  and  Hailweston,  Hunts., 
later  at  Shillington,  Herts.  (Rev.  L.  H.  Postgate,  vicar).  Vicar  of  Lanercost 
Priory  near  Carlisle,  from  about  1728  :  held  it  for  37  years,  and  died  1765, 
aged  63  :  M.I.  in  south  wall  of  church  :  which  was  rebuilt  by  his  exertions 
after  it  had  fallen  down.  Erected  in  1761  a  memorial  on  the  north  wall  to 
the  founder  Robert  de  Vallibus  (Vaux)  lord  of  Gilsland.  (R.  E.  K.  Rigbye, 
Esq.) 

Dodgson,  Samuel :  son  of  John :  born  at  York.  School :  Leeds,  under  M''  Barnard. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Atherton  8  March  172f.     Age  19. 

B.A.  ITfi;  M.A.  1734.  Admitted  scholar  28  May  1729.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  1731  July:  priest  1733  Aug.  Probably  vicar  of  Calverley, 
Yorks.  5  Apr.  1742  :  which  he  held  till  1747. 

Watkinson,   Peter :  son  of  Peter :    born   at   Bolton,  Yorks.     School  :   Skipton, 
under  M'  Leadall.     Admitted  sizar  under  M' Atherton  18  Mar.  172|.     Age  20. 
Admitted  scholar  28  May  1729.     Baptised  at  Bolton  Abbey  23  Feb.  1705. 
Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  7  Aug.  1729. 

Turner,  Laurence  :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Eaton,  Lanes.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  19  Mar.  1721.     Age  17. 

B.A.  17|§.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Library  keeper  24  May 
1729,  resigning  his  scholarship.  Resided  till  his  death  from  small  pox  :  buried 
at  Great  St  Andrew's  24  Jan.  173^. 

Grimshaw,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Briudle,  Lanes.  School :  Heskin, 
under  31'  .Johnson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  2  Apr.  1726. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  17f^.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Educated  (1)  at  Brindle, 
(2)  at  Heskin,  under  M''  Tho.  Johnson  (1 171i) — see  autobiography  in  James, 
Brad/ard  (continuation)  287.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1731,  when  he  was 
ordained  and  licensed  to  Rochdale,  and  then  to  Todmorden,  where  he  remained  ■ 
till  1742,  married  and  lost  his  wife,  and  went  through  a  spiritual  conversion, 
out  of  which  became  a  pronounced  Evangelical.  On  16  May  1742  he  became 
perpetual  curate  of  Haworth,  and  worked  there  in  a  most  earnest  and  eccentric 

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212  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

way  for  twenty  years.  His  activity  was  endless  :  like  Wesley  he  preached  out- 
side his  own  parish  in  Lancashire,  Yorkshire,  Cheshire  and  Derbyshire :  at 
home  he  got  the  Haworth  races  abolished,  drove  his  parishioners  to  church  (with 
a  horse-whip,  according  to  legend)  and  emptied  the  public  houses  on  Sundays. 
Yet  he  lived  at  peace  with  all,  and  though  called  to  account  for  supposed 
irregularity  in  preaching  by  the  Archbishop,  was  sufiFered  to  go  his  own  way. 
Intimate  with  the  Wesleys,  Whitefield  and  Henry  Venn.  Died  7  Apr.  1763, 
of  a  putrid  fever  caught  in  visiting  a  parishioner  :  buried  at  Luddenden,  near 
Haworth.     (D.N.B.  :  Overton,  Evang.  Revival,  60.) 

Brunton,  John :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Monkton,  Durham.  School :  Sedbergh, 
under  D''  Saunders.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  6  April  1726. 
Age  22. 

B.A.  17|-|.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Chaplain  of  Newcastle  Gaol. 
Perpetual  curate  of  St  John's,  Newcastle.  Died  17  March  1780  (Brand, 
Newcastle,  1.  120).  One  of  the  same  names  was  curate  of  Birtley  in  the 
parish  of  Chollerton  1751-4  (Hodgson,  4.  360). 

Borrow,  Curwen :  son  of  Joshua :  born  at  Huttou,  Cumberland.  School : 
Kirkby  Lonsdale.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  16  Apr.  1726. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  17§^.  Joshua,  the  father,  was  curate  of  Aldingham  in  Furness  in 
1695.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Ordained  deacon,  Carlisle,  1730  July  : 
priest  1737  Sept. 

Gray,  John :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Burton,  Yorks.  School :  Morland  [between 
Penrith  and  Appleby],  under  M"'  Thompson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Cart- 
wright 27  May  1726.     Age  21. 

B.A.  17|^;  M.A.  1737.  Ordained  deacon,  York,  1730  Aug.  ? Vicar  of 
Steyning,  Suss.  1749-57.  One  Rev.  M"'  Gray,  curate  of  Swillington,  Yorks., 
died  1768.     {Gent.  Mag.  447.)     Might  be  LL.B.  (Pet.)  1744. 

Geere,  Diones :  son  of  Diones :  born  at  Rottiugdean,  Suss.  School :  Battle, 
under  M''  Sorsbie.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Atherton  2  June  1726.  Age  18. 
B.A.  \1%%;  M.A.  1746.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Ordained  deacon, 
Chichester,  1731  June:  priest,  Ely,  1732  Dec,  by  letters  dimissory  from 
Chichester.  Rector  of  South  Heighton,  Sussex,  with  Tarring-Neville  1738. 
Chaplain  to  Lord  Rutherford.  Had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  to  hold  with 
these  the  rectory  of  Pett,  distant  about  25  miles. 

Topham,    Edward :    son   of   Joshua :    born  at  Selby,   Yorks.      School :    York, 
under  M''  Herbert.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  4  June  1726.    Age  17. 
Resided  till  Mids'.  1728  :    then  migrated  to  Trinity  College  :  B.A.  (there) 
17|4;  M.A.   1733.     Fellow  of  Trinity. 

Stoddart,  Charles :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Bambrough,  Northumb''.  School  : 
Morpeth.     Admitted  sizar  under  M' Atherton  4  May  1726.     Age  19. 

B.A.  17f^;  M.A.  1733.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Second  of  the  name, 
elder  son  of  Cha.  Stoddart  (1690),  vicar  of  Chillingham :  brother  of  Robert 
(1730).  Vicar  of  Chollerton,  Northumb''.  1733:  and  held  it  for  57  years'. 
Also  rector  of  Whatton,  1748-60  when  he  resigned  (Hodgson,  ii.  i.  376). 
Also  vicar  of  Brampton,  Cumberland,  1773  (Whellan,  650).  Married  Ann, 
daughter  of  Ralph  Bates  of  Halliwell.  Died  1790.  His  son,  Charles,  ad- 
mitted 1758:  grandson,  Charles  1790. 

Byam,  Francis:  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  Antigua.  School :  Westminster,  under 
D"'  Friend.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"^  Atherton  18  June  1726.  Age 
about  18. 


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Born  1709,  younger  son  of  Edward,  Governor  of  the  Leeward  Islands,  and 
of  Lydia  Martin.  Resided  till  Mids''.  1728  :  then  migrated  to  Trinity  College  : 
admitted  3  July  1728.  B.A.  (there)  17f^;  M.A.  17.33.  Fellow  of  Trinity. 
Married  Jane,  daughter  of  Col.  Edw.  Warner  of  Eltham,  Kent.  Went  out  to 
Antigua  1  Sept.  1733,  with  the  usual  £20  bounty  as  "emigrant  minister" 
(Fothergill,  p.  18).  Rector  of  St  John's,  Antigua.  Member  of  the  Council. 
Died  1757.     (Oliver,  Hist,  of  Antigua,  1.  9G-101.) 

Smelt,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Stockton,  Durham.  School :  Kirk- 
leatham,  under  M"'  Clarke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  24  June 
1726.     Age  20. 

M.B.  1731.  Resided  till  Mids"'.  1732.  Probably  a  grandson  of  one  of  the 
Smelts  of  Kirkby  Fleetham — Thomas  (1663)  or  Leonard  or  John  (1674). 

Every,  Henry  :  son  of  Simon  :  born  at  Navenby,  Lines.  School :  Repton,  under 
M'' Fletcher.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'' Atherton  30  June  1726.  Age  18. 
Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Resided  till  Christmas  1728  :  elder 
brother  of  John  (below)  and  of  Simon  (1730) :  sons  of  Sir  Simon  (1680),  Fellow 
1687-1704  and  then  rector  of  Navenby,  by  his  wife  Mary  Clarke  of  Somerby. 
Married  1  July  1741  a  daughter  of  Henry  Ibbetson  of  Yorkshire.  Of  Eggin- 
ton,  Derbs.  High  Sheriff  for  Derbs.  1749.  Succeeded  his  father  Sir  Simon 
in  the  title  175J.     Died  without  issue  175.5  :  succeeded  by  his  brother  John. 

Every,  John :  son  of  Simon  ;  born  at  Navenby,  Lines.  School :  Repton,  under 
M'  Fletcher.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Atherton  30  June  1726.  Age  17. 
B.A.  17f|;  M.A.  1733.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Resided  till 
Mich.  1731.  When  Tho.  Robinson  was  elected  Fellow  27  May  1731,  Every 
appealed  to  D'  Mawson,  V.C.,  who  on  August  10  rejected  the  appeal,  D''  Col- 
batch,  one  of  the  assessors,  dissenting  :  the  decision  (but  not  the  ground  of  the 
appeal)  is  given  in  the  Master's  Book  of  Statutes,  page  93.  Ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  173|,  and  licensed  to  assist  his  father  at  Navenby:  priest  1733  Dec. 
Vicar  of  Bracebridge,  Lincoln  1737.  Rector  of  Waddington,  Lines,  of  which 
his  father  purchased  the  advowson,  in  1741.  Succeeded  to  the  title  on  the 
death  of  his  brother  Sir  Henry  in  1755.  In  or  before  1756  he  sold  the 
advowson  of  Waddington  to  Lincoln  College.  Died  without  issue  1779,  when 
(all  his  brothers  being  dead)  the  title  passed  to  his  distant  cousin,  Edward. 
He  wrote  a  curious  letter  in  1753  to  announce  the  death  of  his  father.  Sir 
Simon,  the  rector  of  Navenby.  Apparently  he  regarded  D'  Rooke  (then 
Master)  as  specially  hostile  to  his  election.  He  concludes  his  letter  to  "its 
present  Head,  whose  inimitable  Behaviour  in  all  its  circumstances,  as  it  cannot 
easily  be  forgotten  so  is  most  heartily  forgiven  by  their  once  unworthy  member, 
John  Every."  A  copy  (still  preserved)  of  the  letter  is  endorsed  "  sent  to 
D'  Rooke,  Master  of  Christ  Coll.  a  fawning  hipocritical  Rascal  "  ! 

Callcott,   Francis :    son  of  John :   born  at  Shrewsbury.     School :   Shrewsbury, 
under  M"' Owen.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Cartwright  17  Oct.  1726.    Age  17. 
B.A.  173f.     Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727. 

Blackboum,  Thomas :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Richmond.  School :  Sedbergh, 
under  D"'  Saunders.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Cartwright  15  Mar.  172". 
Age  19. 

Second  son  of  Francis  Blackboum,  alderman  :  and  brother  of  Archdeacon 
Fra.  Blackboum  of  Cleveland.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Kept  "  in  the 
Master's  over  the  Parler."  Died  of  small  pox :  buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's 
29  Nov.  1728. 


214  CHRIST'S  COLLEGE 

*Makin,  Thomas :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Rattlesden,  Suffolk.  School :  Laven- 
ham,  under  M'  Brownsniith.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  21  Mar. 
172f     Age  16. 

B.A.  173^;  M.A.  1734:  incorporated  Oxford  1741.  Admitted  scholar 
4  May  1727.  Elected  Fellow  (succeeding  John  Jebb)  13  Apr.  1734.  Prae- 
lector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher 
1736.  Senior  Dean  1741.  Mildmay  Preacher  1743.  Appointed  Hebrew 
Lecturer  9  Dec.  1740.  Presented  to  Caldecot,  succeeding  Will.  Trant  8  Apr. 
1741  :  but  seems  to  have  continued  in  residence,  as  he  (together  with  Hugh 
Thomas)  had  more  than  half  of  the  men  as  pupils  in  the  thin  years  1740-3. 
Died,  apparently  suddenly,  before  the  end  of  1743. 

*Robinson,  Thomas :  son  of  Philip  :  born  at  Middleton,  Essex.  School :  Bury, 
under  M''  Kinsman.  Admitted  at  Emmanuel  under  M'  Arnald  1726,  at 
Christ's  sizar  under  M''  Atherton  21  Mar.  1724.     Age  21. 

B.A.  17|§  ;  M.A.  1733.  Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Elected  Fellow 
(succeeding  Edw.  Chamberlayne)  27  May  1731  :  John  Every  (see  page  213) 
appealed  unsuccessfully  against  the  election,  apparently  on  the  ground  that 
Robinson  was  not  a  scholar,  but  a  Plume  Exhibitioner:  D''  Mawson,  V.C, 
supported  by  D'^  Ashton  upheld  the  election  :  D''  Colbatch  dissented  :  he  was 
admitted  5  June.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Walkhampton 
Preacher,  and  Steward  1734.  Knapwell  Preacher  1736.  Signs  for  the  last 
time  18  Dec.   1738.     Dead  before  29  Mar.   1740.     Had  one  pupil. 

Chadwick,  Charles  :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Mavison  Ridware,  Salop.  School : 
Mavison  [Mavesyn],  under  M"'  Stevenson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Cart- 
wright  7  Apr.  1727.     Age  21. 

Resided  till  Mich,  i'729.  His  father  was  Sheriff  of  Staffs.  1719  :  his 
mother  was  Dorothj',  daughter  of  Sir  Tho.  Dolman  of  Shaw  House,  Berks. 
Assumed  the  surname  and  arms  of  Sacheverell.  Cha.  Chadwick  of  Ridware, 
New  Hall,  Warwick  (where  he  lived  from  1729)  and  Callow,  Derbs.  Married 
Anna  Maria,  eldest  daughter  of  Will.  Brearley  of  Handworth.  Died  without 
issue  31  July  1775.     (Burke,  L.G.) 

Wensley,  Robert :  son  of  Peter  :  born  at  Walsoken,  Norfolk.  School :  Wisbech, 
under  M''  Carter.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Cartwright  13  Apr.  1727. 
Age  about  18. 

Admitted  scholar  4  May  1727.  Resided  (but  without  taking  a  degree) 
till  Mids''.  1732.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  11  Feb.  1733.  Possibly  his  father 
was  the  Peter  Wensley,  gent.,  of  Walsoken,  who  died  in  1711,  aged  28. 

Cockshutt,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas,  clerk  :  born  at  Cannonhall,  Yorks. 
School :  Penistone,  under  M''  Ramsden.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Atherton 
14  Apr.  1727.     Age  18. 

B.A.  173f ;  M.A.  1743.  Sou  of  Thomas  (1696),  who  was  brother  of 
Josiah  (1706)  rector  of  Kegworth.  Admitted  scholar  5  June  1730.  Ordained 
deacon,  York,  173°  March;  priest  1732  June.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Bute. 
Vicar  of  Penistone,  8  Jan.  1739-61  on  the  presentation  of  Godfrey  Bosvile : 
had  license  from  Lambeth  2  Mar.  174|  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Ordsall, 
Notts,  (patron,  Edw.  Wortley),  distant  25  miles.  On  27  Nov.  1760  he  had 
dispensation  to  hold  with  Ordsall  the  rectory  of  Beelsby,  distant  26  miles. 
Probably  Prebendary  of  Southwell  31  Jan.  1753-1774.  Rector  of  Barn- 
borough,  Yorks.  (presented  by  the  Chapter  of  Southwell)  18  Nov.  1767,  as 
well  as  Ordsall,  distant  25  miles  (Hunter,  S.  Yorks.  1.  379;  2.  340).  Died 
before  June  1774.     He  was  first  cousin  of  Thomas  (1749)  and  Josias  (1758). 


1727—1728  215 

Ash,  John :  sou  of  William  :  born  at  Clapiiam,  Yorks.  School  :  Clapham.  Ad- 
mitted fellow-commoner  under  M''  Wilkinson  3  June  1727.     Age  31. 

Resided  till  Mids'.  1731.  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1728  June:  curate  of 
Stickney,  Lines. 

♦Thompson,  Thomas  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Gilling,  Richmondshire.  School : 
Richmond,  under  M''  Close.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Cartwright 
29  Feb.   1721      Age  19. 

B.A.  1731;  M.A.  1735.  Admitted  scholar  29  June  1728.  Ordained 
deacon,  Norwich,  1735  July:  priest,  Rochester,  1757.  Elected  Fellow  (Rich- 
mond), succeeding  Fra.  Wanley  5  June  1738.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and 
Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1741.  Knap- 
well  Preacher  1742.  Senior  Dean  1744.  Took  no  pupils.  On  5  May  1744 
he  was  appointed  curate  of  Fen  Drayton  succeeding  Jon.  Wigley.  But 
early  in  l745  he  volunteered  for  work  in  America.  On  2  April  1745  he 
received  the  £20  bounty  as  an  "emigrant  minister"  in  connexion  with  the 
S.P.G.  to  take  charge  of  the  churches  in  New  Jersey  :  possibly  he  revisited 
England  and  returned  to  America,  as  one  Tho.  Thompson  has  bounty  20  July 
1748  (Fothergill,  58,  59).  His  Fellowship  was  declared  vacant  21  Apr.  1746. 
He  applied  from  America  to  the  S.P.G.  to  be  appointed  by  them  the  (ap- 
pai-ently  first)  missionary  to  Africa.  "  Somebody  must  be  the  first  one,"  he 
said,  and  "  God  only  knows  how  long  it  may  be  before  any  other  person  will 
take  the  same  resolution."  He  was  appointed  15  Feb.  1751,  and  sailing  from 
New  York  reached  James  Fort  on  the  river  Gambia  9  Jan.  1752,  thence  to 
Cape  Coast  Castle  on  the  Gold  Coast,  where  he  worked  for  five  years  among 
Europeans  and  natives.  His  Account  of  two  missionary  voyages  was  published 
in  1758.  He  sent  home  three  native  boys  to  be  trained  by  the  S.P.G.  :  two 
were  baptised  7  Jan.  1759  at  St  Mary's  Islington  :  one  of  these,  Philip 
Quague,  son  of  a  native  chief,  returned  1766  and  worked  for  50  years  among 
the  natives  and  as  chaplain  to  the  English  residents.  In  1756  his  health 
gave  way  and  he  returned  to  England  :  apparently  he  was  poor,  for  he  received 
"by  consent  of  the  Fellows"  £10.   10.b\  Qd.     On  26  Aug.   1757   he  became 

:  vicar  of  Reculver,  Kent.  A  year  later  the  Dean  and  Chapter  of  Rochester 
presented  him  to  the  vicarage  of  Darenth  :  which  he  resigned  5  July  1759 
on  his  appointment  by  the  same  patrons  to  the  vicarage  of  Hoo  St  Werburgh, 
19  July.  In  November  1761  he  became  vicar  of  Elsham,  or  Elham,  and  held 
it  till  his  death  5  June  1773.  He  was  also  near  the  close  of  his  life  the 
author  of  The  A/rican  Trade  for  Negro  Shwes  shewn  to  be  C07isistent  with  the 
Principles  of  Humanity  and  with  the  Laws  of  Revealed  Religion,  1772:  in 
which  "  without  considering  the  subject  very  deeply,  he  draws  his  arguments 
fi'om  Aristotle  and  his  illustrations  from  the  Pentateucii."     (D.N.B.) 

*Wanley,  Francis :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Marske,  Richmondshire.  School : 
Kirkleatham,  under  M''  Clark.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Cartwright 
9  Mar.  172|.     Age  19. 

B.A.  173^  ;  M.A.  1735;  D.D.  1748.  Baptised  at  Marske  25  Apr.  1709, 
son  of  Will.  Wanley  and  Anne  Fowle  {Arch.  /Eliana,  5.  17).  Admitted 
scholar  5  June  1730.  Elected  Fellow  (Richmond)  in  place  of  Tho.  Alderson, 
24  July  1734.  He  held  no  College  office,  except  that  of  Custos  cistae  (the 
tenure  of  which  I  have  frequently  omitted) ;  and  he  took  no  pupils  :  apparently 
he  ceased  to  reside  after  Jan.  1731i-:  on  3  May  1738  he  resigned  his  Fellow- 
ship. He  married  a  daughter  of  Sir  Hen.  Goodrick  of  Ribstone — but  I  have 
not  found  the  date.  In  1744  became  vicar  of  Aldborough,  Yorks.,  which  he 
resigned  on  his  appointment  to  the  rectory  of  Stokesley  in  Cleveland  1750-91. 


216  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Preferment  came  thick  upon  him.  He  was  Chaplain  to  Archbishop  Hutton ; 
and  on  21  June  1745  he  became  prebendary  of  Hereford  ;  on  1  Dec.  1749  pre- 
bendary of  York  (and  Chancellor  for  one  year  when  he  made  way  for  Hugh 
Thomas):  on  13  Aug.  1750,  dean  of  the  Collegiate  Church  of  Ripon— all 
which  appointments  he  held  till  his  death.  Despite  of  these  he  fell  into 
money  difficulties,  and  retired  for  a  time  to  the  Continent.  On  his  return  he 
found  the  deanery  occupied  by  a  residentiary  Canon,  who  declined  to  make 
way  for  him.  Accordingly  he  took  a  house  in  Kirkgate,  Ripon,  and  lived 
there  assisted  with  money  by  friends  :  and  there  he  died  9  July  1791,  his  life 
having  not  been  shortened  by  his  troubles.  (See  Canon  Raine,  "  Marske  "  in 
Yorks.  Arch.  Journal,  6.  200,  also  Arch.  Juliana,  5.  17.) 

Bridgman,  William. :  eldest  son  of  Orlando,  armiger :  born  at  Combes,  Suffolk. 
Kept  two  years  at  Trinity.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Rooke 
29  Mar.   1728.     Age  not  given. 

Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  S  Sept.  1721.  Resided  till  Lady  Day 
1732.  Descended  from  John  Bridgman,  Bishop  of  Chester  1618-52:  whose 
son  Sir  Orlando  was  active  under  Charles  I  and  held  the  Great  Seal  under 
Charles  II :  his  son  Sir  John  was  father  of  Orlando,  the  father  of  William 
by  Catherine,  daughter  of  Will.  Bridgman  of  Combes.  Will.  Bridgman  died 
at  Paris  unmarried  17  Aug.  1737.  (Foster,  Lanes.  Fed.  :  Collins  and  Kimber 
both  say  that  there  was  no  son  of  the  marriage.) 

Bache,  Henry :  son  of  —  Bache,  clerk.  Migrated  from  Trinity,  and  admitted 
pensioner  under  M''  Cartwright  29  Mar.  1728.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Lady  Day  1730.  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  3  Feb.  1722, 
son  of  Will.  Bache,  rector  of  Driffield,  Yorks. 

Rowland,  Robert :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Bretshall,  Derbs.     School :  Stamford, 
under  M''  Hands.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Law  3  Apr.  1728.     Age  21. 
Admitted  scholar  29  June  1728.     Resided  till  June  1732  :  when  he  seems 
to  have  migrated  to  Magdalene,  wiiere  he  was  B.A.  173f. 

Birkit  (Burket),  Richard :  son  of  James :  born  at  Giggleswick.  School : 
Giggleswick,  under  M''  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Wilkinson  8  Apr. 
1728.     Age  18. 

B.A.  173i.  Admitted  scholar  5  June  1730.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
173'r!  Feb.;  licensed  to  Gayton  in  the  Marsh,  Lines.:  priest  1734  Sept.; 
curate  of  All  Saints,  Saltfleetby,  Lines,  where  his  signatures  appear  in  the 
parish  register  from  1734-1771.  Rector  of  Withcall,  Lines.  22  Aug.  1745: 
but  the  only  trace  of  him  in  the  register  of  that  place  is  in  1765—6,  when  he 
baptised  two  infants  and  was  present  at  one  marriage  and  one  funeral.  He 
was  presented  by  the  Crown  :  and  his  successor  Stephen  Fytche  was  instituted 
15  July  1780.  He  was  also  curate  of  Burwell,  Lines.  1751-3.  (Information 
from  Rev.  F.  Freshney  rector  of  Withcall. ) 

Johnson,  Francis :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Newcastle.  School :  Newcastle. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Cartwright  2  May  1728.     Age  17. 

M.B.  1733.  Admitted  scholar  29  June  1728.  Probably  the  Fra.  Johnson, 
called  M.D.,  who  married  Jean  Huet  of  Whickham,  Durham  :  and  died  at 
Newcastle  1760.     (Gent.  May.  p.  46.) 

Cook,  Edward :  son  of  Edward :  born  at  Newcastle.  School ;  Newcastle. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Cartwright  2  May  1728.     Age  18. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1728,  when  he  migrated  to  Trinity;  B.A.  there  173^r. 
Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  22  Mar.   172|.     Probably  son  of  Edw.  Cook 


1728  217 

(1677),  barrister  and  Recorder  of  Berwick.  Barrister  and  antiquary:  made 
numerous  extracts  from  the  Chapel  of  the  Rolls,  respecting  Northumberland. 
Died  an  elderly  man,  without  issue  (Hodgson,  ii.  ii.  209). 

Hope  [William]:  "iussu  regio  in  Medicina  doctor."  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M"'  Cartwright  2  May  1728.     Age  not  given. 

Educated  at  8t  John's,  and  M.B.  there  1724:  M.D.  (Christ's)  (com.  reg.) 
1728  :  born  23  Oct.  1701,  son  of  John  Hope  1665-1710  (M.D.  of  St  John's) 
and  of  Dorothy,  daughter  of  Will.  Bainbridge  of  Lockington.  It  does  not 
appear  why  he  forsook  Iiis  old  College  on  this  occasion  :  he  sent  his  son  Charles 
there  (1750).  Practised  at  Derby.  Married  Jane,  daughter  of  Edw.  Perry 
of  Bilston,  Staff's,  by  whom  he  had  seven  sons  and  two  daughters.  Died 
1  Feb.  1776,  aged  75:  buried  at  St  Alkmund's,  Derby.  (Glover,  Derbs.  2. 
483  and  564  :  Scott,  Joh.  Adm".  Book,  322.) 

Cole,  Joachim  :  son  of  Bryan  :  born  at  Onibury,  Salop.  School :  Norwich.  Ad- 
mitted sizar  mider  M''  Cartwright  6  May  1728.     Age  17. 

B.A.  173i;  M.A.  1735.  Admitted  scholar  29  June  1728.  Ordained 
deacon,  Hereford,  1732  June. 

Dodgson,  John  :  [no  facts].     Admitted  "  cum  jussu  Regio  magisterium  in  artibus 
obtinuisset,"  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Trant  16  May  1728.     Age  not  given. 
M.A.  {com.  reg.)  1728. 

Yeom.an,  Peter :  son  of  Peter :  born  at  Horse  House  [near  Coverham,  Yorks., 
N.R.]  in  the  county  of  Richmond.  School:  Sedbergh,  under  D''  Saunders. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  25  May  1728.     Age  21. 

B.A.  173i.  Admitted  scholar  28  May  1729.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1731  Dec;  licensed  to  AH  Saints,  Hertford. 

Smalley,  James :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Kirkhani,  Lanes.  School :  Kirkham, 
under  M''  Taylor.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Cartwright  31  May  1728. 
Age  17. 

B.A.  173i.  Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1733  May;  licensed  to  Clifton,  Beds. 

*Hankinson,  Robert :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Kirkham,  Lanes.  School :  Kirk- 
ham, under  M'  Taylor.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Cartwright  27  June  1728. 
Age  16. 

B.A.  1731;  M.A.  1735.  Admitted  scholar  28  May  1729.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1732  Dec.  ;  licensed  to  Everton  with  Felworth,  Beds.  :  but 
resided  continuously  save  for  the  one  quarter  ending  Mich.  1732  :  priest  1736 
July.  Appointed  Rhetorick  Lecturer  7  Nov.  1735 — after  which  time  he 
is  apparently  not  charged  for  Study-rent  till  Mich.  1736.  Elected  Fellow,  in 
place  of  Edm.  Law  18  June  1740.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist, 
Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1743.  Knapwell  Preacher 
1744.  Senior  Dean  1746.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and  Mildmay  Preacher  1748 
and  1749.  Hebrew  Lecturer  for  two  years  11  Feb.  174|.  From  1744-49 
he  had  a  few  pupils,  the  last  being  John  Hutton  of  Marske  (1747).  On 
21  Apr.  1746  he  was  appointed  to  the  cure  of  Fen  Drayton.  On  28  July 
1749  he  had  a  lease  of  the  tithes  of  Hapton,  where  he  may  have  resided 
as  henceforward  he  signs  irregularly.  On  12  July  1751,  on  the  death  of 
John  Boldero,  he  succeeded  to  the  rectory  of  Clipston  :  and  his  Fellowship 
was  declared  vacant,  as  he  had  been  instituted  "more  than  a  year,"  14  Nov. 
1752 — certainly  he  had  no  ground  for  complaint.  I  infer  that  while  a  Fellow 
he  had  not  congenial  company  in  the  Society  (which  was  prevailingly  Whig) 
while  he  was  probably  a  Tory,  if  he  be  the  "  Robin  "  whose  sufferings  are 


218  CHRIST'S  COLLEGE 

described  in  the  Capitade  (1750)  under  the  rule  over  the  College  by  "  Gobrias  " 
(D'  Rooke). 

In  whose  dark  Realms  nor  Wit  nor  Learning  spread 
Nor  Merit  sprouts,  nor  Honour  rears  her  Head  : 
Where  midst  a  general  Pravity  of  Spirit 
Poor  Robin  only  suifers — for  his  Merit. 

(See  Wordsworth,  University  Life  in  the  \?>th  Century,  627.)  Hankinson 
may  have  been  happier  at  Clipston  where  he  lived  20  years — dying  before 
Nov.   1771. 

Haworth,  Thomas :  son  of  Richard :  born  at  Kirkham,  Lanes.  School :  Kirk- 
ham,  under  M""  Taylor.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  27  June  1728. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  173i.  Admitted  scholar  28  May  1729.  Presented  by  the  College 
in  173.5  to  the  rectory  of  Ringstead  St  Andrew's,  near  Hun.stanton,  where  he 
remained  till  1761  :  this  was  the  last  presentation  made  by  the  Society,  as  in 
1762  the  advowson  of  Ringstead  was  exchanged  for  that  of  Brisley,  because  of 
the  contiguity  of  the  latter  to  Gateley  which  could  be  conveniently  held  with 
it.  The  golf  and  other  attractions  of  Hunstanton  (150  years  later)  could  not 
be  foreseen. 

Sherratt,  John  :  son  of  Simeon  :  born  at  Park-lane,  Staffs.  School :  Cheddleton, 
under  M'  Slade  [(1721),  perhaps  privately].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cart- 
wright  3  July  1728.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1731.  Admitted  scholar  (Sherratt)  28  May  1729.  Ordained  deacon, 
Chester,  1732  Dec.  :  priest  (as  B.A.  of  Christ's)  1733  Sept.  Vicar  of  Biddulph, 
Staffs.  24  Sept.  1733:  which  John  Slade  his  tutor  had  held  for  him — -as  a 
convenience — from  October  1732.  [Foster  Al.  Ox.  confuses  him  with  John 
Skerratt  of  Brasenose,  afterwards  in  1727  M.  A.  at  Christ's.]  He  began  entries 
in  the  register  in  1734.  Buried  at  Endon  16  Feb.  17^^.  (Information  from 
Rev.  D.  Brodie,  vicar.) 

Craske,  Joseph : 

B.A.  173^.  Pupil  of  M'' Atherton.  Matric''.  pensioner  1728  April.  Began 
to  reside  Easter  1727.  Admitted  scholar  (Norfolk)  29  June  1728.  One  Jos. 
Craske  M.A.  (1694)  of  Jesus  was  instituted  rector  of  Barton  St  Mary 
(?  Barton  Bendish),  Norf.  1698  :  possibly  father  of  this  Joseph. 

Lawson,  Peter: 

B.A.  173|;  M.A.  1738.  Pupil  of  M^  Cartwright.  Began  to  reside 
Mich.  1728.  Matric'^.  sizar  1729  July.  Admitted  scholar  (Lanes.)  14  June 
1732.  Possibly  rector  of  Ingoldsthorpe,  Norfolk,  on  the  presentation  of  Rob. 
Lawson,  Esq.  13  July  1742-45.     (Blomefield,  5.  1286.) 

Milman,  Francis: 

M.A.  1735.  Son  of  Francis,  clerk,  of  Paignton,  Devon.  Matric''.  at 
Exeter,  O.xford,  3  April  1718,  aged  14.  B.A.  (Oxf.)  1722.  Incorporated 
here  and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1735.  Chaplain  to  the  Bishop  of  Oxford.  Rector 
of  East  Ogwell,  near  Newton  Abbot,  Devon  ;  had  dispensation  to  hold  also  the 
vicarage  of  Abbots  Kerswell,  distant  four  miles,  on  30  May  1740.  Died  1773. 
{AL  Ox.  960.)    Grandfather  of  H.  H.  Milman,  Dean  of  St  Paul's. 

Partridge,  John: 

M.A.  1735.  Probably  son  of  James  of  Wormington,  Glos.,  clerk.  Matric''. 
at  Magd.  Hall,  Oxford  22  Oct.  1718,  aged  18  :  B.A.  there  1722.  Incorporated 
and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1735.  {Al  Ox.  1076.)  Ordained  deacon,  Glos.,  1723 
June:  priest  1725  Sept.     Chaplain  to  the  Dowager  Duchess  of   Cleveland. 


1728—1729  219 

Rector  of  Condicote  St  Nicholas,  near  Stow  on  the  Wold,  Glos.  Had  dis- 
pensation to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Little  Wormington,  distant  six  miles,  on 
30  Dec.  1734  :  instituted  the  same  day  by  the  Ai-chbishop,  the  bishopric  of 
Gloucester  being  vacant. 

Turner,  George: 

M.A.  173.5.  Probably  George  son  of  George,  of  Buekland  Brewer,  Devon, 
who  was  matric''.  at  Exeter  College,  Oxford  S  Apr.  1712,  aged  18.  B.A. 
171.5.  Ordained  deacon,  Exeter,  1715  Dec.  :  priest  1719  June  {Lambeth 
Register) :  M.A.  (Christ's)  1 735.  George  Turner,  M.A.  of  Christ's,  was  chaplain 
to  Lord  Forrester.  Vicar  of  Milour  (Mylor  near  Falmouth),  Cornwall,  his 
predecessor  being  buried  6  May  1740:  a  curate  had  charge  till  1742.  Had 
dispensation  from  Lambeth  19  Aug.  1741  to  hold  also  the  vicarage  of  St  Eval, 
distant  21  miles.  Buried  at  Mylor  3  Nov.  1761.  (Information  from  Rev. 
R.   G.   Parkei",   rector.) 

*Wilding,  Richard :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Aspeden,  Herts.  School :  Bun- 
tingford,  under  M''  Sherson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Cartwright  7  Jan. 
172|.     Age  15. 

B.A.  173| ;  M.A.  1736.  Admitted  scholar  (Herts.)  20  Oct.  1729.  Elected 
Fellow,  in  place  of  Will.  Mabell,  11  Oct.  1735.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1736  June:  priest  1738  May.  On  13  June  1737  he  formally  resigned  his 
Buntingford  scholarship,  which  he  held  (I  suppose)  in  addition  to  a  Foundation 
scholarship.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting  and  AValk- 
hampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1737.  Knapwell  Preacher  1739.  Senior 
Dean  1742.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and  Mildmay  Preacher  1744  and  1745. 
Senior  Dean  1748.  Had  a  lease  of  the  tithes  of  Hapton  for  ten  years, 
6  April  1745  :  and  henceforward  signs  rarely  :  but  his  election  to  the  post  of 
Senior  Dean  in  1748  seems  incompatible  with  permanent  non-residence.  Pre- 
sented to  Little  Canfield,  on  the  death  of  Tho.  Atherton  29  June  174f :  and 
vacated  his  Fellowship  12  Xov.  1750.  He  was  already  vicar  of  Amwell, 
Herts.,  distant  1 7  miles  :  as  he  received  dispensation  to  hold  both  when  lie 
accepted  Canfield.  He  was  chaplain  to  Lord  Willoughby  de  Broke.  Wrote 
the  registers  at  Canfield  1749-1774,  when  he  died  13  March,  and  was  buried 
there. 

Whitmell,  William:  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  July  1729. 
Readmitted  July  1730:  see  there. 

Skegg,  Ralph :  son  of  John  :  [birthplace  not  given].  School :  Buntingford,  under 
M'  Sherson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'' Cartwright  —  Sept.  1729.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  173f  ;  M.A.  1744.  Admitted  scholar  (Hertford)  5  June  1730.  Or- 
dained deacon,  Lincoln,  1734  June;  licensed  to  Olney,  Beds.:  priest,  1738 
May.  Chaplain  to  the  Earl  of  Marehmont.  Presented  by  Jos.  Cranmer  to 
the  rectory  of  Chickney,  Essex  18  Apr.  1744  :  also  by  the  same  patron,  with 
dispensation  from  Lambeth  to  the  rectory  of  Quendon,  distant  five  miles,  23  July 
1744.     Married  the  only  daughter  of  Lord  Herbert  (J.E.B.M.).     Died  1764. 

*Wigley,  Jonathan  :  son  of  Benjamin  :  born  at  Wirksworth,  Derbs.  School  : 
Nottingham,  under  M"'  Swale.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Jebb  —  Sept. 
1729.     Age  17. 

B.A.  173|;  M.A.  1737.  His  mother  was  Ann,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Lee,  of 
Chesterfield,  attorney.  Admitted  scholar  5  June  1 730.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1734  June ;  licensed  to  Stapleford,  Leics.  :  priest  1731  March.  Elected  Fellow 
in  place  of  Tho.  Sitwell  16  Feb.  173f.  Presented  to  St  Martin's,  Leicester, 
which  he  resigned  before  May  1740  :    and  till  Oct.  1739  he  signs  rarely  :   yet 


220  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

he  was  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting  and  Walkhampton 
Preacher,  and  Steward,  Oct.  1738.  Knapwell  Preacher  1740.  Senior  Dean 
1743.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and  Mildmay  Preacher  1746  and  1747.  Senior 
Dean  1749,  1756,  [?J  1758.  He  took  pupils  from  1739-54  :  having  much  the 
largest  number  from  1746  to  1752.  After  1753  he  took  no  new  pupils.  He 
was  University  Scrutator  1752—3.  Hebrew  Lecturer  in  the  College  1752-4. 
On  29  April  1742  he  was  appointed  to  the  cure  of  Fen  Drayton,  on  10  Jan. 
174|  to  Caldecot  on  the  death  of  M''  Makin.  On  15  Jan.  1761,  when  M"'  Cock- 
shutt  was  dead  at  Kegworth,  it  was  agreed  to  piesent  in  the  usual  way  M'' 
Wigley  and  M"'  Willey  to  the  Earl  of  Berkeley  that  he  might  select  one  in  the 
usual  way.  But  it  appears  from  a  memorandum  in  the  Order  Book,  that  this 
presentation  was  not  made,  as  "an  instrument  found  in  the  Treasury  "  declared 
that  the  College  might  present  absolutely  in  case  the  heir  of  Sir  Maurice 
Berkeley  was  then  absent  from  England  or  was  a  minor.  Accordingly  on 
27  Jan  1761  M''  Wigley  was  presented  by  the  College  to  Kegworth.  But 
during  his  year  of  Grace  (between  7  July  and  1  Sept.)  he  died  before  his 
Fellowship  was  yet  vacant  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  379).  He  collected  mss.  of  the 
New  Testament :    see  Life  of  John  Jackson  of  Leicester,   265,  273. 

Bentley,  Thomas :  son  of  Daniel :  born  at  Great  Harwood,  Lanes.  School : 
Kirkleatham,  under  M'  Clarke.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Cartwright 
18  Oct.   1729.     Age  23. 

%  B.A.  (Queens')  173f.  He  resided  till  Mids''.  1732,  during  the  last  two-and- 
a-half  years  "  by  the  Parler  "  :  he  may  have  then  migrated  to  Queens'  College. 

Dawson,  Josias :  son  of  Josias :  born  at  Houghton  Gill,  near  Settle  [Halton  Gill, 
above  Arncliffe].  School :  Giggleswick,  under  M''  Carr.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"'  Cartwriglit  10  Nov.  1729.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  December  1731  "by  the  Parler"  till  Mich.  1730.  Josias,  the 
father,  apparently  not  a  graduate  of  either  University,  was  perhaps  vicar  of 
Giggleswick  1719-30  (Morant-Whi taker,  166). 

Nash,  William  :  "iussu  Regie  in  ArtibusMagister."  Admitted  fellow-commoner 
under  M''  Trant  13  Nov.  1729.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  (Pet.)  1725;  M.A.  (com.  reg.)  1728.  I  find  no  trace  of  any  residence: 
M''  Trant  had  no  pupils  till  1732  (when  he  took  over  M''  Cartwright's)  except 
M''  Nash  and  !M''  Dodgson — a  similar  case.  Rector  of  Great  Bradley,  Suffolk 
1728-83,  presented  by  Stamps  Brooksbank,  Esq.  Rector  of  Gedding,  Suffolk 
1738-83. 

Phipp,  Robert :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Buntingford.  School :  Buntingford, 
under  M'  Sherson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  29  Nov.  1729.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  173-1 ;  M.A.  1737.  Admitted  scholar  (Herts.)  5  June  1730.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1737  June;  licensed  to  Colmworth,  Beds.:  priest  1739  Sept. 
Chaplain  to  the  Marchioness  Gray.  He  was  rector  of  Croxton,  Canibs.  from 
1743  (at  least),  also  vicar  of  Renhold,  Beds,  (patron.  Will.  Becher,  Esq.) :  this 
he  ceded  (Lincoln  Reg''.)  and  had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  7  May  1744  to 
hold  it  again  together  with  Croxton,  distant  eight  miles.  Died  26  Oct.  1782 
{Gamh.  Chronicle). 

Baynes,  Robert : 

Pupil  of  M"' Cartwright.  Matric''.  pensioner  1729.  Resided  from  Easter 
1729  to  Mids''.  1732,  becoming  "M"'  Baynes"  i.e.  a  fellow-commoner  in  the 
quarter  ending  Lady  Day  1731.  Not  the  Rob.  Baynes  who  was  B.A.  (Sidney) 
173| ;  M.  A.  1737  :  he  was  admitted  there  25  May  1730. 


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Moore,  James : 

B.A.  173*.  Pupil  of  M'  Caitwiight.  Camts  into  residence  Easter  172'.). 
Matric''.  pensioner  1729  July.  Admitted  scholar  (Westmoreland)  28  May 
1729.  One  of  these  names  rector  of  Tatham,  Lanes.  20  July  1731  Died 
1750. 

Knowles,  Matthew : 

B.A.  I73f ;  M.A.  1741.  Pupil  of  M'  Cartwright.  Came  into  residence 
Easter  1729.  Matric''.  sizar  1729  July.  Admitted  scholar  (Yorks.)  28  May 
1729.  He  is  the  Will.  Mat.  Knowles,  JM.A.  (no  other  at  either  University) 
who  was  rector  of  the  second  mediety  (the  tirst  held  by  Joh.  Alcock)  of  Buin- 
sall  St  Wilfred,  Yorks.,  W.R.,  1754-76,  when  he  died  (Morant-Whitaker,  508) : 
at  the  Record  Office  he  is  given  as  Matt.  Knowles  onlj'. 

Ismay,  Joseph : 

B.A.  1735.  Pupil  of  M'  Cartwright.  Came  into  residence  Easter  1729. 
Matric''.  sizar  1729  July.  Admitted  scholar  (Cumberland)  28  May  1729.  Born 
1708.  A  Cumberland-man  and  a  well-known  antiquary.  Vicar  of  Mirfield, 
Yorks.  24  Jan.  1739  on  presentation  of  Sir  Sam.  Armitage :  held  it  till  his 
death  in  1778. 

Smyth,  John : 

B.A.  (Smith)  173|- ;  M.A.  1736.  Pupil  of  M''  Cartwright.  Came  into 
residence  Easter  1729.  Admitted  scholar  (Lines.)  28  May  1729.  Matric''. 
sizar  1729  July.  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  173j  March:  licensed  to  Wor- 
laby.  Lines.  One  of  these  names  vicar  of  Loddington,  Leics.  and  died  there 
23  Dec.  1755,  aged  44  (Nichols,  Leics.  2.  257).  One  was  instituted  to  the 
rectory  of  South  Ormsby,  Lines.  28  Feb.  1752. 

Tatham,  William : 

Pupil  of  M'  Cartwright.  Came  into  residence  Easter  1729  :  remained  till 
Lady  Day  1732.  Matric''.  pen.sioner  1729  Dec.  Admitted  scholar  (West- 
moreland) 28  May  1729. 

Twisleton,  William. : 

B.A.  173f.  Pupil  of  My  Cartmell.  Came  into  residence  Mids"'.  1729. 
Matric''.  sizar  1729  July.      Admitted  scholar  (Yorks.)   19  June  1731. 

Turner,  John  :  son  of  John:  born  at  Lynn.  School:  Greenwich  ("Grenovici  "), 
taught  by  M'' Weston  "literas  et  fi.ddr]a-iv."  Admitted  pensioner  (then  fellow- 
commoner)  under  M''  Cartwright  9  Jan.  174^.     Age  not  given. 

Kept  "  in  the  Master's  over  the  Parler  "  till  Mich.  1733.  Admitted  at  the 
Middle  Temple  20  Feb.  172|.  Son  of  John  Turner,  "  one  of  the  Kings  Com- 
missioners, now  of  the  Stamp  Office" — M.P.  for  Lynn,  three  times  Mayor  of 
Lynn,  Collector  of  the  Port  :  succeeded  his  brother  Sir  Charles,  as  Baronet, 
in  1738,  and  died  1739  {Gent.  May.  p.  47).  Subscribed  to  Sanderson's 
Algebra,  1740.  Sir  John  Turner  of  Warham,  near  Wells,  Norfolk.  M.P.  for 
Lynn.  Married  Frances,  daughter  of  John  Neale,  of  Allesley,  near  Coventry. 
Died  1780  leaving  two  daughters,  coheirs  (Burke,  Ext.  Bar.  534). 

Paley,  William  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Langcliff,  Yorks.  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  31  Jan.  17§^.  Age  19. 
B.A.  173|.  Elected  scholar  14  June  1732:  admitted  scholar  8  June  1733. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  173|  March;  licensed  to  Middleton  Kepies,  Bucks.: 
priest  1734  March;  vicar  of  Helpston  1735-99:  also  minor  canon  of  Peter- 
borough, where  his  son  Will.  (1758)  the  future  Archdeacon,  was  born.  Master 
of  Giggleswick  School  1745-99.     Curate  of  Giggleswick  for  20  years  (before 


222  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

1769).  Incumbent  of  Horton  in  Ribblesdale  1769-88  (Morant-Whitaker,  169). 
"  Altogether  a  school-master — irritable  and  a  disciplinarian "  (Ed.  Paley, 
Life  of  Archd"-.  Paley,  xxv.).  Cheerful  and  jocose,  a  great  wit,  rather  coarse  in 
his  language  (E.P.).  Died  29  Sept.  1799,  aged  88.  His  wife  Elizabeth  died 
1796,  aged  83. 

Stoddart,  Robert :  son  of  Charles  :  born  at  Bambrough,  Northumb''.  School : 
Morpeth.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Cartwright  12  May  1730.  Age  not 
given. 

Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731.  Son  of  Charles  (1690)  vicar  of  Egling- 
ham  from  1712:  brother  of  Charles  (1726).  Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's 
5  Feb.  1731,  aged  20. 

Perkins,  Jeremiah :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Penniston  [Penistone],  Yorks.  School: 
Penistone.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Cartwright  19  May  1730.     Age  18. 

B.A.  173|.  Admitted  scholar  (Yorks.)  14  June  1732.  John  Perkins,  the 
father,  was  I  think,  master  of  Penistone  school  from  1728.  Vicar  of  Broxted, 
Essex  2  July  1739  which  he  held  for  nearly  -56  years.  Also  vicar  of  Lindsell, 
distant  about  five  miles.  Died  1  May  179.5,  aged  S3  {East  Anglian,  1.  179: 
Morant,  2.  146,  449). 

Every,  Simon :  son  of  Simon,  baronet :  born  at  Navenby.  School  :  Peterborough, 
under  M''  Bradfield.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Law  28  May  1730.  Age  18. 
M.B.  1740.  Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731.  Third  son  of  Sir  Simon 
(1680),  Fellow,  and  rector  of  Navenby :  brother  of  Sir  Henry  (1726)  and 
Sir  John  (1726).  Resided  without  any  break  (1)  under  M"'  Law,  (2)  under 
M'  Wigley  till  June  1740.  Despite  his  medical  study  he  was  ordained  deacon, 
Lincoln,  1741  May:  priest  Sept.  and  licensed  to  Navenby,  which  his  father 
held  till  1753,  but  resided,  I  think,  at  Egginton  :  after  1730  Navenby  was 
served  entirely  by  curates.  Simon,  the  son,  perhaps  remained  at  Navenby  till 
\1b\  but  was  presented  by  his  father  to  the  rectory  of  Egginton  in  1747  :  he 
was  buried  there  1758. 

Towers,  Samuel :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  in  London.  School :  the  Haberdashers'. 
Admitted  sizar  under  the  Master,  D"'  Towers,  1  June  1730.     Age  16. 

B.A.  173f  ;  M.A.  1739.  Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731.  One  Samuel 
Towers  died  1757  {Gent.  Mag.  p.  241).     (Blomefield,  Coll.  Cant.  32.) 

Goodricke,  Thomas  :  sou  of  Sir  Henry,  baronet :  born  at  Ribston,  Yorks.  School : 
York,  under  M'  Blake.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Rooke  13  June  1730. 
Age  17. 

Resided  under  M"^  Rooke  till  Lady  Day  1733;  and  one  quarter  more  as 
"M'  Goodricke"  under  M''  Alderson.  Born  171i,  third  son  of  Sir  Henry  by  his 
wife  Mary,  daughter  of  Tobias  Jenkins  of  Grimston,  Yorks.  Lieut. -Colonel  of 
the  25th  regiment  of  foot.  Married  Eliza,  daughter  of  James  Button,  Esq.  of 
Rochester,  by  whom  he  had  sons,  one  John,  a  Captain  in  the  Guards  killed 
1781,  and  Henry  who  became  the  eighth  baronet  and  died  1839.  Col.  Thomas 
Goodricke  died  1803  {Genealogist,  N.S.  10.  100). 

Wingfield,  Anthony :  son  of  John,  armiger :  born  at  Tickencourt  [Tickencote], 
Ruts.  School  :  Stamford,  under  M"'  Hans  (?  private).  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M''  Law   19  June  1730.     Age  19. 

Son  of  John  Wing6eld  and  of  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Sir  John  Oldfield,  of 
Spalding.     Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  13  May  1732. 

Davis,  Edwin  :    son  of  Jeremiah  :    born  at  Stroud,  Glos.     School :  Stroud.     Ad- 
mitted pensioner  under  M"'  Cartwright  30  June  1730.     Age  18. 
B,A.  173|.     Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731. 


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*Whitmell,  William  :  son  of  Edward  :  born  at  East  Haddon,  Northants.  Scliool  : 
Guils[d]borough,  Northants.,  under  M' Horton.  Admitted,  first, — July  1729, 
secondly,  sizar  under  M''  Cartvvright  — -  July  1730.     Age  16. 

B.A.  173i  ;  M.A.  1738.  Finch  and  Baines  Scholar  on  the  nomination  of 
the  Earl  of  Nottingham  20  Oct.  1729.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1738  Sept.; 
licensed  to  Beachampton,  Bucks.  :  priest  I73|  March.  Elected  Fellow,  in 
place  of  Tho.  Robinson  2  Apr.  1740.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist, 
Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1742.  Taxor  1742-3. 
After  Jan.  174|  he  ceases  to  sign  :  and  resigned  his  Fellowship  (through 
M''  Hankinson)  on  12  Dec.  1745.  Presented  7  Feb.  174|  by  the  Earl  of 
Winchelsea  to  the  church  of  SS.  Gregory  and  Martin,  Wye  :  granted  thereto 
from  Lambeth  {Arch.  Cant.). 
Naish,  James:  son  of  James  :  of  Middlesex.  School  :  Eton,  under  (1)  M''  Bland, 
(2)  D'  George.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Rooke  19  Oct.  1730. 
Age  18. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1733  :  one  quarter  more  without  charge.     Admitted  at 
the  Inner  Temple  16  Mar.  172|^  as  son  and  heir  apparent  of  James  Naish  of 
Cavendish  Square,  St  Mary-le-bone.     One  James  Naish,  Clerk  of  Treasury  in 
Common  Pleas;  died  1765  (Gent.  May.  p.  248). 
Dixon,  John : 

LL.B.  1737.  Pupil  of  M'  Jebb  :  then  of  M'  Law.  Came  into  residence 
Mich.  1729.  Matric''.  pensioner  1730:  fellow-commoner  after  Easter  1735. 
Resided  till  Xmas  1737. 

One  of   these  names  an  " emigrant  minister  to  Virginia":    received  £20 
bounty  7  Sept.   1748  (Fothergill,  24). 
Taylor,  Daniel : 

M.B.   1735.     Came  into  residence  Jan.   172|.     Pupil  of  M'  Cartwright. 
Matric''.  sizar  1730  Dec.     Resided  till  Mids''.  1735. 
Dalton,  Charles  :  younger  son  of  Darcy  :  born  at  Aston,  Yorks.     School :  AVest- 
minster,  under  D''  Friend.     Admitted  pensioner  under  M'"  Cartwright  6  Mar. 
17.3f     Age  16. 

B.A.173i;  M.A.1739.  Admitted  scholar  8  June  1733.  Son  of  Darcy  Dalton 
(1688)  rector  of  Aston  :  by  Jane  Hall  of  York  :  half  brother  of  Darcy  (1720). 
Rector  of  Hawk.swell  17  Nov.  1737-88  (given  as  a  layman  by  Hunter  {F.M.G. 
914)).  Succeeded  to  Hawkswell  1747  on  the  death  of  his  uncle  Sir  Charles, 
Usher  of  the  Black  Rod,  third  son  of  Sir  William  (1647),  who  had  inherited 
it  from  Eliz.  third  daughter  of  Sir  Marmaduke  (1672).  Squire  and  parson 
and  resided  at  the  Hall.  Died  unmarried  22  Dec.  1788,  aged  75  :  buried  at 
Hawkswell:  M.I. 
Herbert,  Thomas  :  [father  not  given] :  born  in  Pembrokeshire.  School :  Eton. 
Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  &[■■  Rooke  28  April  1731.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  till  Mich.  1731.     Admitted  at  the  Inner  Temple  2  Feb.  172|  as 

Tho.    Herbert   of   Whitefriars,   Cardiff.     One   Tho.    Herbert,   paymaster   at 

Gibraltar,  brother  to  the  Earl  of  Pembroke,  died  1739.     {Gent.  Mag.  p.  661.) 

Peverell,  John:  son  of  John  :  born  at  Huntingdon.     School  :  Huntingdon,  under 

M'  Mathews.     Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  20  May  1731.     Age  16. 

B.A.  1734;  M.A.  1738.  Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1736  Sept.  ;  licensed  to  Woolley,  Hunts.  :  priest  1738  Sept. 
On  the  vacancy  of  M''  Philpot's  Fellowship  on  the  27tli  of  Jan.  173|^,  no 
candidate  appeared,  and  the  meeting  was  adjourned.  On  the  28th  John 
Peverell,  one  of  the  "  nominati  "  appeared  and  was  examined.  "  Whereupon 
the  Master  and  Fellows  preceded  to  an  election."  They  elected  however  not 
John  Peverell  but  Fre.  Cornwallis,  the  future  Archbishop.  P.O.  of  Ramsey, 
Hunts.  1737-42. 


224  CHRIST'S*   COLLEGE 

Jenkinson,  John  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  High  House,  Lanes.  School :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M'  Noble.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Law  24  May  1731. 
Age  21. 

B.A.  173|;  M.A.  1738.  Elected  scholar  June  1733:  admitted  17  Apr. 
1734.  Resided  till  Lady  Day  1739.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln  (special  ordi- 
nation at  Buckden),  1734  March.  Licensed  to  Hamerton,  Hunts. :  priest  1735 
Oct.  Curate  of  Ingoldsby  1759;  the  rector,  Tho.  Harwell,  being  apparently 
non-resident :  he  was  there  till  1772  at  least,  the  register  of  the  parish 
1772-96  is  lost  :  and  he  was  buried  there,  "formerly  curate,"  18  Dec.  1798, 
aged  89.     (Information  from  Rev.  J.  Twentyman,  vicar.) 

Crosland,  Thomas  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Cartwright 
7  June  1731.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  as  pupil  of  M''  Cartwright,  then  of  M''  Trant  till  Mich.  1732  :  his 

'  name  is  down  for  the  next  quarter,  but  struck  out.     Baptised  6  Mar.  17  li  : 

son  of  Godfrey  Crosland  of  Kirkburton,  by    his    wife   Mary    Wilson,  great 

granddaughter  of  John  Ibbotson  (1584).      Lived  at  Preston  in  Hull.     Died 

about  1777,  leaving  three  daughters.     (Hunter,  F.M.G.  653.) 

Hardy,  Richard :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Nottingham.  School  :  Nottingham, 
under  M'  Brickhill.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Law  12  June  1731. 
Age  21. 

LL.B.  1737.  Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731.  Probably  son  of  John 
(1G95)  vicar  of  Kinoulton  near  Nottingham  1729-35,  then  of  Melton  Mow- 
bray. Richard  Hardy  succeeded  at  Kinoulton  in  1735  and  resided  there 
till  1745,  after  which  the  register  is  signed  by  curates  :  instituted  as  LL.B.  to 
Langar  (a  few  miles  away)  11  July  1753  (patron.  Viscount  Howe),  and  held  it 
till  his  death  6  Aug.  1775,  aged  64;  buried  in  the  chancel  (M.I.)  :  his  wife 
Anne  died  1782.     (Godfrey,  Bingham  Hundred,  271,  291,-  313.) 

Goodwin,  William :  son  of  Robert,  clerk :  born  at  Liston,  Essex.  School : 
Bury  St  Edmunds,  under  M''  Kinsman.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Neville 
12  June  1731.     Age  not  given. 

Kept  some  terms  at  Jesus  College.  Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731. 
B.A.  (Christ's)  173f :  resided  till  Lady  Day  1734.  One  Will.  Goodwin, 
B.A.,  licensed  to  be  curate  of  West  Wickham,  Kent,  3  July  1738 — apparently 
as  deacon.  Ordained  priest,  York,  173|  March.  Rector  of  Stanstead,  near 
Glemsford,  Suffolk  1744-8.  Died  at  Stanstead  7  Nov.  1748  :  buried  20  Nov. 
at  Liston.     (Information  from  the  Rev.  G.  Aitkens,  rector.) 

Tripe,  Anthony :  son  of  Anthony  :  born  at  Exeter.  School  :  Exeter,  under 
M''  Reynolds.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Cartwright  25  June  1731. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  1734.     Admitted  scholar  8  June  1733. 

Podmore,  Richard :  son  of  Edward  :  born  in  Salop.  School :  Shrewsbury,  under 
D''  Phillips.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'^  Cartwright  29  June  1731.  Age  not 
given. 

B.A.  1734.  Admitted  scholar  8  June  1733.  From  about  1739  to  the  end 
of  his  life  he  was  curate  of  Condover  near  Shrewsbury :  for  the  greater  part  of 
the  time  under  Roger  Barnston.  Rector  of  Coppenhall  near  Crewe,  Cheshire 
17  Dec.  1750—1783,  perhaps  through  his  connexion  with  the  Barnstons  whose 
family  house  was  near  Coppenhall.  He  died  on  30  April  and  was  buried  at 
Condover  5  May  1783.  His  eldest  son  Richard  (1763)  was  born  there  17  Api-. 
1744 — and  his  wife,  Hannah,  was  buried  12  Nov.  1778  :  to  whom  her  husband 
wrote  indifferent  Latin  verses  in  the  parish  register.     He  was  a  humorist : 


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"  he  always  entered  in  the  register  the  name  of  the  father  of  an  illegitimate 
child  :  apparently  this  had  led  to  difficulties,  for  after  1757  he  leaves  a  blank 
space  for  the  name  or  fills  it  up  with  initials  :  in  one  case  he  has  drawn  a  fox- 
in  the  margin  :  as  Fox  is  a  common  name  in  this  neighbourhood,  his  meaning 
is  plain  "  (Rev.  T.  Auden,  vicar  of  Condover). 

BuUivant,  Daniel :  son  of  John :  born  in  Leicestershire.  School :  Oakham, 
under  M''  Adcock.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Philpot  19  Jan.  173?. 
Age  18.  [The  admission  comes  last  in  the  year  Oct.  1730-Oct.  1731:  and 
would  seem  to  belong  more  naturally  to  the  year  173i  :  but  the  Study-rents 
show  that  he  began  to  reside  in  Jan.  173?.] 

B.A.  173f.  Admitted  scholar  19  June  1731.  Resided  till  Xmas  1734. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1734  June  :  licensed  to  Coston  St  Andrew,  Leics.  : 
priest  1736  June.  Rector  of  Saxby  and  Stapleford,  Leics.  6  June  1745.  Died 
1763,  aged  52  (Nichols,  LeicK.  2.  145,  321,  340). 

Procter,  John :  son  of  Stephen  :  born  in  Yorkshire.  School  :  Giggleswick. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Cartwright  27  Oct.   1731.     Age  19. 

B.A.  173|.  Admitted  scholar  8  June  1733.  Resided  till  Mich.  1737. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1731^  March  :  licensed  to  Astwood,  Bucks. 

Welchman,  John : 

M.A.  1738.  Son  of  Will.,  clerk,  of  Banbury,  Oxon.  Matric".  at  Trinity, 
Oxford  5  Apr.  1731,  aged  18.  B.A.  1734  :  incorporated  and  M.A.  (Christ's) 
1738.  {Al.  Ox.  1521.)  Ordained  deacon,  Oxford,  1735  Sept.  :  priest,  Lincoln, 
(lit.  dim.  from  Peterborough)  1738  May.  Rector  of  Dodford,  Northants. 
20  June  1739.    Died  there  1800. 

*Comwallis,  Frederick :  seventh  son  of  Charles,  Baron  Cornwallis :  born  in 
London.  School :  Eton,  under  D''  George.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Law 
9  Feb.  173J.     Age  19. 

B.A.  173| ;  b.D.  1748.  Kept  "in  the  Master's  over  the  parler."  In  Dec. 
1735  he  appears  as  "  M''  Cornwallis."  Had  a  stroke  of  palsy  before  he  took  the 
B.A.  degree,  and  wrote  ever  after  with  his  left  hand.  Elected  Fellow  28  Jan. 
173i  :  by  all  the  eleven  Fellows  present  though  he  had  not  been  present  and 
examined:  see  Joh.  Peverell  (1731).  D'  Towers  refused  to  admit  him  on  the 
ground  that  being  a  peer's  son  he  was  not  eligible  under  the  statute  on  the 
qualit}^  of  Fellows.  Cornwallis  appealed  to  the  V.C.,  D''  Richardson,  who  on 
24  April  1738,  with  D"'  Hacket  and  D''  Conyers  Middleton  as  assessors,  required 
the  Master  to  admit  him — which  he  did  in  a  form  of  words  concocted  for 
the  occasion,  on  25  April.  Cole  considered  that  D''  Towers  behaved  very  badly 
because  Cornwallis  was  "one  of  the  most  amiable  men  I  have  ever  known  " 
(see  the  Master's  Book  of  Statutes,  p.  95) :  the  pleadings  are  in  the  "  Visitor's 
Drawer"  in  the  Treasury.  He  must  have  been  ordained  deacon  in  1739  at 
latest,  for  in  that  year  he  was  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting 
and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward.  He  became  rector  of  Chelmondiston, 
Suff.,  while  still  deacon,  in  1740.  In  1742  Oct.  he  was  ordained  priest,  Norwich, 
and  was  instituted  (Oct.  4)  to  Tivetshall,  Norfolk.  He  held  no  office  after 
Oct.  1740  and  seems  to  have  resided  irregularly.  On  4  Nov.  1743  the  Master 
declared  his  Fellowship  vacant  :  and  so  at  last  got  rid  of  the  peer's  son. 
Cornwallis  had  rapid  preferment:  in  1746  he  became  Canon  of  Windsor: 
Prebendary  of  Lincoln  14  Jan.  174i  :  on  18  Jan.  174-;}  the  King  in  Council 
nominated  him  to  the  Bishopric  of  Lichfield  (consecrated  19  Feb.)  :  Dean  of 
St  Paul's  1766  :  elected  Archbishop  of  Canterbury  23  Aug.  1768,  enthroned 
6  October.    In  1 759  he  married  Caro  ine,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Will.  Townsend  : 

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and  had  a  son  Will,  who  was  M.P.  for  Eye  {Gent.  Mag.  180i,  p.  1167):  Ri. 
Watson  {Anecdotes,  p.  70)  said  of  him  that  he  "  was  so  wife-ridden,  I  have  no 
opinion  of  his  politics."  The  chief  thing  recorded  of  his  tenure  of  office  (except 
the  repression  of  the  liberal  schemes  of  Porteus,  Bishop  of  London)  is  his 
abolition  of  the  custom  that  the  chaplains  should  dine  at  a  separate  table.  This 
suits  the  description  given  of  him  in  Hasted's  Canterbury,  2.  513,  that  "he 
was  not  deeply  learned  [he  published  a  few  sermons  between  1751  and  1762]  : 
had  a  purity  and  benevolence  of  heart  which  joined  to  the  affability  and 
courtesy  of  his  manners  gained  him  the  respect  and  love  of  everyone."  He 
died  19  Mar.  1783  after  a  few  days'  illness  and  was  buried  in  Lambeth  Church  : 
M.I.  (D.N.B.)  He  gave  to  the  College  a  handsome  gilt  cup  and  cover.  In 
1754  he  gave  £100  to  the  University  Library  Fund.  An  engraving  of  his 
portrait  by  Dance  is  in  the  Combination  Room. 

*Parkinson,  Richard  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Whittingham,  Lanes.  School : 
Kirkham,  under  M'  Taylor.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Cartwright  2-1:  Mar. 
173i.     Age  17. 

B.A.  173|;  M.A.  1739.  Admitted  scholar  8  June  1733.  Appointed 
Rhetorick  Lecturer  12  June  1740,  in  succession  to  Rob.  Hankinson.  "Chosen 
Fellow  "  (Finch  and  Baines)  in  place  of  Edw.  Finch  who  had  at  last  resigned 

16  Sept.  1746  :  admitted  24  Sept.  Tutor  at  Gunton  in  the  house  of  Sir  Will. 
Harbord,  before  1752.     Elected  Lady  Marg'.  Fellow  succeeding  Laur.  Bailey 

17  June  1769.  He  had  a  lease  of  the  tithes  of  Hapton  1  Oct.  1769,  succeed- 
ing M'  Willey.  On  16  Apr.  1773  his  Fellowship  was  declared  vacant,  and  he 
was  succeeded  by  Tho.  Parkinson,  probably  a  kinsman.  Probably  became 
rector  of  Aldborough,  Norfolk  1747  (Bloniefield,  4.  281).  He  was  certainly 
rector  of  Gunton,  a  neighbouring  parish  1774  on  the  presentation  of  Sir 
Charles  Sanders:  and  there  he  died  1800  in  his  85th  year.  (Gent.  Mag. 
p.  699.) 

Benison,  Thomas  :  son  of  John  :  born  at  Bolton  [Lanes.].  School  :  Lancaster. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Trant  27  May  1732.     Age  19. 

B.A.  173|.  Admitted  scholar  (Lanes.)  29  June  1734.  Probably  head- 
master of  Bentham  School  (between  Settle  and  Lancaster):  there  in  1740: 
and  still  there  in  1774  when  his  son,  George,  was  admitted. 

Meetkerke  (Meetkirke),  Robert :  son  of  Adolphus :  born  at  Rushden.  School : 
Buntingfurd.      Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Trant  30  May  1732.     Age  18. 

B.A.  173;]  ;  M.A.  1739.  Born  31  May  1714.  Admitted  scholar  (Meet- 
kerke) Hei'ts.  29  June  1734.  His  great  grandfather  D''  Edw.  Meetkerke  was 
Professor  of  Hebrew  and  Canon  of  Ch.  Ch.,  Oxford,  and  rector  of  Easton, 
Hants.  :  a  brother,  Adolphus,  was  matric''.  at  New  College,  Oxford,  1721,  and 
lived  and  died  at  Rushden.  See  Berry's  Herts.  Genealogies,  190.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  1736  Sept.:  licensed  to  Ickleford,  Herts.:  priest  1738  Sept.  He 
resided  till  Dec.  1740.  Chaplain  to  Vise'.  Faulkland.  Instituted  to  Ickleford 
and  Pirton  24  Nov.  1748,  which  he  held  till  his  death  :  but  I  think  that  he 
was  also  headmaster  of  Darlington  School  1750-5  (Carlisle,  1.  400) :  though 
he  sent  no  boys  thence  to  Christ's.  Had  dispensation  from  Lambeth  5  Oct. 
1754  to  hold  the  vicarage  of  Rickmansworth,  distant  25  miles  from  Ickleford: 
this  seems  to  have  brought  him  southward  again.  He  died  8  Jan.  1758.  On 
12  April  1758  an  order  was  made  to  pay  his  widow  ten  guineas  :  no  reason  is 
given. 

Simpson,  John  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Kimbolton,  Hunts.  School  :  Chester- 
field.    Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Trant  28  June  1732.     Age  18. 

B.A.   1731^:   M.A.   1739.      Admitted  scholar  22  June  1733.     Ordained 


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deacon,  Lincoln,  1736  June;  licensed  to  Covington,  Hunts.  :  priest  17.37  Sept. 
Instituted  to  vicarage  of  Upton,  Lines.  28  May  1740.  He  was  still  in 
residence  at  Mich.   174L 

Mason,  Richard  :  son  of  Richard  :  born  at  Gargrave,  Lanes.  School :  Skiptou. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Cartwright  17  Apr.  1732.     Age  not  given. 

LL.B.  1738.  Baptised  at  Gargrave  May  1714.  M''  Cartwright's  last 
pupil :  transferred  with  almost  the  whole  body  to  M''  Trant  at  the  end  of  the 
i|uarter. 

Lightfoot,  John :  son  of  Henry  :  born  at  Crediton,  Devon.  School  :  Exeter. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Trant  27  May  1732.     Age  not  given. 

Resided  "in  the  Master's  by  the  Parler  "  from  Mid".  1732-Dec.  1733. 

*Withers,  William:  [no  facts  given].     Admitted  1  Dec.  1732. 

B.A.  173i;  ;  M.A.  1740.  Admitted  scholar  (Finch  and  Baines)  29  June 
1734  :  he  was  also  Hawford  and  Mildmay  exhibitioner.  Perhaps  a  son  of 
Will.  Withers  (1692),  rector  of  Thrybergh,  Yorks.  1723-49.  Elected  Fellow 
(Yorks.)  12  Sept.  1738,  succeeding  Will.  Staniforth.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
1738  Sept.  Priest  1739  June.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist, 
Bunting  and  Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1740.  Knapwell  Preacher 
1743.  Senior  Dean  174.5  :  but  he  attended  only  one  of  the  numerous  meetings 
before  21  Apr.  1746,  when  his  Fellowship  was  declared  vacant.  He  had  two 
or  three  pupils.  On  1  June  1745  he  was  appointed  to  Fen  Drayton,  when  Tho. 
Thompson  resigned  it  :  but  this  he  resigned  before  April  1746.  He  was 
vicar  of  Bodley,  Beds,  possibly  when  he  left  Cambridge  and  also  rector  of 
Tankersley,  Yorks.,  W.R.  1752-1771  (Hunter,  ,S'.  Yorks.  2.  304).  Died  1771, 
aged  56.  Mairied  Jane,  daughter  of  Samuel  Buck  of  Rotherham.  I  have 
seen  letters  written  from  the  College  by  M''  Withers  to  Miss  Buck  during 
their  engagement. 

Carr,  John  :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Settle,  Yoiks.  School :  Giggles  wick,  untler 
M'  [John]  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Trant  1732:  no  month  given. 
Age  20. 

B.A.  1735;  M.A.  1740.  Admitted  scholar  29  June  1734.  He  came  into 
residence  Jan.  1735.     Resided  till  Mich.  1741  (at  least). 

Warren,  Langhorn : 

M.A.  1739.  Son  of  Robert  (1697),  D.D.  and  rector  of  Charlton.  Matric''.  at 
Brasenose,  Oxford  11  Apr.  1728,  aged  17.  B.A.  (Oxford)  1735  :  incorporated 
and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1739.  {Al.  Ox.  1504.)  Succeeded  his  father,  who  resigned 
in  1736,  as  rector  of  Charlton.  Vicar  of  Hampstead  1740-62.  Vicar  of 
Dedhani,  Essex  21  Dec.  1759-61,  when  he  resigned.  Probably  rector  of  West 
Bergholt  1752-56.  (Morant,  2.  231— but  called  LL.B.— a  degree  which  is 
not  found.)  Rector  of  Roding  Morell,  Essex  17  Dec.  1760-62.  Died  26  June 
1762,  after  enjoying  an  undue  share  of  preferment.  [Gent.  Mag.  1736,  685.  6  : 
1740,  430.  6.) 

Franks,  William: 

M.A.  1739.  Son  of  John  of  Loughborough,  "pleb.":  matric''.  at  Lincoln 
College,  Oxford  27  xAIar.  1723,  aged  17.  B.A.  (Oxford)  1726.  Incorporated 
and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1739.  Rector  of  Great  Oxendon  near  Market  Har- 
borough  for  13  years:  died  30  Dec.  1752:  so  took  M.A.  at  his  appointment. 
Age  given  as  41 — which  does  not  suit  the  figures  above  {Gent.  Mag.  1793,  ii. 
p.  1197). 


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Hutton,  Matthew :  son  of  Matthew,  armiger :  born  in  London.     School :  Bun- 
tingford.    Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Rooke  4  Jan.  173|.    Age  16. 
Probably  the    Matt.   Hutton  son  of  Matthew,  late  of  Newnham,   Herts. 
who  was  admitted  at  Lincoln's  Lni  25  Oct.  1732.     Resided  till  Mich.  1736. 

Strode,  William :  son  of  George :  born  at  Dyttishani,  Devon.  School :  Totnes. 
Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Rooke  4  April  1733.     Age  22. 

His  name  is  down  for  two  quarters,  till  Mich.  1733  but  without  any  charge : 
so  it  is  doubtful  whether  he  ever  resided  :  the  College  has  a  silver  coffee-pot 
either  gi\en  by  him,  or  purchased  out  of  his  "  Plate-Caution.  "  Probably  a 
member  of  the  family  of  Strode  of  Xewnham  Park,  Devon  :  but  I  cannot 
trace  him.  One  Lieut.-Gen.  William  Strode,  Colonel  of  G2nd  battalion  of 
foot,  died  at  Gerrard  Street,  Soho  1776  {Gent.  Mag.  p.  47). 

Verney,  Ralph :  second  son  of  [Ralpii]  Viscount  Fermanagh.  [No  more  facts.] 
Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  5l'  Law  20  April  1733.  Age  not  given: 
and  no  payment  mentioned.  M.A.  1736.  Resided  first  under  M'  Law,  then 
under  M''  Wigley  :  he  is  charged  for  rooms  during  eight  years  till  Mids''.  1741 : 
but  after  Dec.  1737  the  charge  sinks  from  £\  to  3s.  a  quarter:  and  perhaps 
meant  only  chance  residence.  Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  16  June  1729. 
Son  of  Ralph,  second  Viscount  Fermanagh  and  first  Earl  Verney  :  whom  he  suc- 
ceeded as  second  Earl  Verney  :  his  elder  brother  died  while  he  was  still  at 
Cambridge,  and  he  succeeded  his  father  in  1752.  M.P.  for  Wendover  1754 — 
the  seat  for  which  by  his  influence  Edmund  Burke  was  first  returned  to 
Parliament:  for  Carmarthen  1761  :  for  Bucks.  1768,  1775,  1780,  and  (after  a 
defeat  with  ruinous  e.xpense  in  1784)  again  in  1790  nine  months  before  his 
death.  His  expenditure  on  elections  was  equalled  b}'  his  e,x:penditure  on  his 
house  at  Claydon  where  in  a  simpler  but  most  magnificent  style  he  proposed 
to  rival  the  splendour  of  the  Temples'  house  at  Stowe.  Burke  thought  that 
his  services  to  the  Whig  party  were  insufficiently  rewarded,  and  gives  him  the 
character  of  an  exceptionally  "indulgent,  humane  and  moderate  landlord," 
and  a  "protector  to  all  the  poor  within  his  reach."  But  his  extravagance 
ruined  his  large  fortune  :  and  during  the  latter  years  of  his  life  he  lived  much 
at  Calais.  Soon  after  his  final  return  to  Parliament  in  1790,  the  bailiff's  were 
in  possession  of  Claydon,  and  the  furniture  was  seized  and  sold.  His  countess 
(Mary  Herring,  to  whom  he  was  married  for  50  years)  died  suddenly  20  Jan. 
1791 — and  two  months  later,  on  March  31,  he  died  at  his  house  in  Curzou 
Street,  aged  about  78.     (D.N.B.  :  Lipscombe,  Bucks.  1.  179.) 

Garratt,  Francis :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Uttoxeter.  School  :  Burtonon- 
Trent,  under  M''  Jackson.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'"  Law  3  May  1733. 
Age  20. 

Admitted  scholar  (Staffs.)  29  June  1734.  Resided  till  Xmas  1736:  then, 
apparently  migrated  to  Magdalene,  where  he  was  LL.B.  1739.  Probably 
curate  of  Navenby  1739-41.  Died  unmarried.  Will  proved  1772  (Hunter, 
F.M.G.  467). 

Alderson,  Edmund  :  son  of  James :  born  at  Halifax.  School :  Bradford,  under 
M'  Butler.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  [Tho.]  Alderson  7  May 
1733,  after  spending  two  years  at  Trinity.     Age  19. 

LL.B.  1737.  Transferred  after  one  term  as  pupil  to  M'  Trant,  under 
whom  he  resided  till  Mids''.  1737. 

Phipps,  Samuel :  son  of  John  :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Trant 
9  May  1733.     Age  19. 

B.A.  173|;  M.A.  1761.  Admitted  scholar  (Yorks.)  15  June  1737.  Chap- 
lain to  the  Earl  of  Dundonald.      Vicar  of  Denby  near  Penistone,   Yorks. 


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1751.  (Hunter,  S.  Yor/cs.  2.  353.)  Vicar  of  Heme  Hill  21  Dec.  1754  (Lam- 
beth Begister).  Vicar  of  Silkstone,  Yorks.  1757-99.  (Hunter,  2.  224.)  Had 
dispensation  from  Lambeth  26  May  17G1  to  hold  also  the  (contiguous)  vicarage 
of  Penistone.     Died  1799,  aged  85. 

Wakelin,  Richard  :  son  of  Francis  :  born  at  Reach,  Cambs.  School  :  Ely,  under 
M'  Gunning.     Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Trant  28  May  1733.     Age  19. 

B.A.  173";  M.A.  1740.  Kept  "in  the  Master's  in  tlie  sizar's  chamber " 
till  Lady  Day  1738.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  by  letters  dimissory  from 
Ely,  1734  March:  priest  1738  May;  curate  of  Bluntisham,  Hunts.  Eector 
of  Wentworth  in  the  Isle  of  Ely  1743-98,  when  he  died,  aged  85,  according 
to  his  tombstone  in  Wentworth  churchyard. 

Preston,  Christopher  :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Long  Preston,  Yorks.  Scliool : 
Skipton,  under  M''  Wilkinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Neville  8  June 
1733.     Age  20. 

B.A.  1734;  M.A.  1740.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  173"  Mar.;  licensed 
to  Doynton  [s(c],  Bucks.  :  priest  1738  May  ;  curate  of  Harrold,  Beds.  Rector 
of  Tingrith,  near  WobUrn,  Beds.  18  May  1742:  his  name  appears  in  the 
parish  register  in  1741.  In  1749  a  M''  Tanqueray  succeeds:  Preston's  death 
is  not  recorded  :  he  may  have  had  other  preferment.  (Letter  from  Rev. 
A.   M.   Dale.) 

Hardy,  Edward :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Park  House,  Lanes.  School  :  Kirkby 
Lonsdale,  under  M''  Noble.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Trant  16  June  1733. 
Age  IS. 

B.A.  173|.     Admitted  scholar  9  Feb.  1735. 

Sewell,  Hardwick :  son  of  Thomas :  born  at  Great  Henny,  Essex.  School : 
Lavenham,  under  M"'  Smithies.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Robinson 
3  July  1733.     Age  19. 

B.A.  173|  ;  M.A.  1741.  Became  fellow-commoner  Mich.  1735.  Resided 
till  Mich.  1741  (at  least).  His  mother  was  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Ri.  Hardwick  of 
Spalding,  Lines,  who  died  Aug.  1715.  An  elder  brother,  Thomas,  was  at 
Magdalene,  and  died  1721.  (Morant,  2.  273.)  Hardwick  Sewell  probably 
died  childless,  as  the  propertj'  passed  to  one  Hardwick  Sewell  Richardson, 
a  first  cousin. 

AUix,  Charles:  son  of  Petei-,  D.D. :  [no  facts  given].  Admitted  31  Aug.  1733. 
B.A,  173i;  M.A.  1741.  Pupil  of  M--  Trant  from  Mich.  1733:  kept  for 
some  time  in  "  the  Starr  Chamber  ' :  afterwards  a  pupil  of  M^  Thomas. 
Resided  till  Mich.  1743,  at  least.  Peter  Allix,  his  father,  was  the  son  of 
Peter,  a  French  refugee;  and  was  Archdeacon  oF  Gloucester  1724,  and  Dean 
1738-80,  when  Hugh  Thomas  succeeded  him.  Charles  AUix  of  Swaffham, 
Cambs.  Married  Catharine,  daughter  of  Tho.  Greene,  Bishop  of  Ely 
(Agnew,  French  Protestant  Exiles,  2.  242).  Died  at  Swafifliam  at  the  end  of 
1794,  aged  78.  His  son  Charles  Wager  (1767)  and  his  grandson,  Charles 
(1800). 

Harrison,  George :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Barbados.  Admitted  pensioner 
under  M"'  Trant  20  Oct.  1733.     Age  not  given. 

M.B.  1740.     Resided  till  Dec.  1739  ;  then  for  one  term  as  M^  Harrison. 

Thompson,  Richard  Nichol :  son  of  Richard,  armiger :  born  at  Coley  [T\,  Bucks. 
School:  Eton.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Rooke  22  Dec.  1733. 
Age  18. 

Resided  from  Jan.  1734  to  Lady  Day  1735. 


230  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

*Chapman,  Thomas :  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Billingham,  Durham.  School : 
Richmond,  under  M''  Close.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Law  17  May 
1734.     Age  17. 

B.A.  173|;  M.A.  1741;  LL.D.  (Magd.)  1748;  D.D.  (lit.  reg.)  1749. 
Admitted  scholar  29  June  1734.  Elected  Fellow  (succeeding  Will.  Trant) 
9  Dec.  1741.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1741  Dec:  priest  1741  March. 
Ciistos  cistae  1743.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting  and 
Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  174.5.  Presented  by  John,  Earl  of 
Buckingham  12  July  174.5  to  the  rectory  of  Hardmead,  Bucks,  (which  he 
resigned  in  1750).  He  signs  last  in  the  Order  Book  25  Oct.  1746  and  early  in 
Jan.  174y  he  was  appointed  Master  of  Magdalene — though  only  31  and  there- 
fore ineligible  by  Statute — by  the  management  of  D''  Rooke,  says  Cole,  to 
whom  he  also  attributes  Chapman's  "  marriage  to  a  fortune "  and  King's 
chaplainship  :  his  Fellowship  was  declared  vacant  6  Feb.  174^  "his  }'ear  of 
grace  after  having  accepted  the  Mastership  having  expired  the  9th  of  last 
month."  Vice-Chancellor  174S-9 :  and  as  such  took  part  together  with 
D''  Edm.  Keene,  V.C.  1749-51,  in  the  preparation  of  the  very  drastic  regula- 
tions (passed  June  1750)  for  the  revival  of  discipline  in  the  University,  for 
which  the  wits  of  the  day  held  D''  Rooke  of  Christ's  ("George  Crow"  or 
"D'Rock"),  Chapman  ("Tom  Forward"),  Keene  ("Mun"  and  "Acutus") 
responsible  together  with  the  new  Chancellor,  Thomas  Pelham,  Duke  of 
Newcastle,  installed  1  July  1749  ("Tom  Standish,  a  sprightly  volative 
fellow") :  for  a  list  of  the  sufficiently  amusing  publications  on  the  subject  see 
Cooper,  Annals,  4.  280,  and  Wordsworth,  Univ.  Life,  617-32  :  the  University  is 
described  as  a  sick  old  lady,  and  the  Heads  as  her  sons,  of  whom  Tom  and 
Mun  are  specially  active  in  befooling  her  :  D''  Rock  is  charged  with  having 
given  her  very  injurious  pills  (the  regulations).  Like  Rooke  and  Keene 
Chapman  came  in  for  much  hard  hitting  in  these  pamphlets,  e.g.  "  Tom 
Forward  has  to  a  grain  the  same  quantity  of  truth  and  honour  as  his  brother. 
Sharp  [Keene]  :  but  in  other  respects  he  differs  much  from  him.  Tom  is  very 
pert  and  positive,  and  sometimes  very  rude  and  boisterous.  'Tis  for  this 
reason,  I  believe,  that  the  inhabitants  of  Bridgetown  have  nicknamed  him 
Bounce."  (See  Cole.)  Chapman  became  by  the  patronage  of  the  Crown 
rector  of  Kirkby-o\er-Blow,  Yorks.  8  Dec.  1749.  He  was  collated  to  the 
third  stall  of  Durham  1 2  Dec.  1 750.  He  might  have  had  higher  promotion  : 
but  he  died  9  June  1760,  aged  43.  La  1754  he  gave  £21  to  the  Univensity 
Library  Fund.  He  was  author  of  An  Essay  on  the  Roman  Senate,  1750.  He 
is  referred  to,  but  only  by  an  asterisk,  two  or  three  times  in  Gray's  woi'ks. 

Wilson,  Thoraas :  [father  and  place  of  birth  not  given].  School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M'  Carr.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Trant  1  June  1734. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.   1738;  M.A.   1742;   D.D.  1764:  resided  till  June  1738  only.     He 
seems  to  have  been  preb^'.  of  Carlisle,  third  stall,  20  April  1743.      Probably 
■  vicar  of  Torpenhow  1743-73  (Whellau,  256).     Dean  of  Carlisle  23  July  1764. 
He  died  1778. 

Christian,  Ewan :  eldest  son  of  John  :  born  at  Unerigg,  Cumberland.  School : 
-Vppleby,  under  M''  Yates.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Law  12  Oct.  1734. 
Age  16. 

Born  28  July  1718,  grandson  of  Ewan,  first  of  the  family  at  Unerigg,  son 
of  John  Cliristian,  lawyer,  of  Unerigg  and  of  Milntown,  Isle  of  Man,  by  his 
wife  Bridget,  daughter  of  Humphrey  Senhouse,  of  Netherhall ;  brother  of 
Humphrey  (adm''.  St  John's  1737)  afterwards  Fellow  of  Christ's.  Edm.  Law 
married   his  sister  [?]  Mary  of  Unerigg  in   1740.     Admitted  scholar  9  Feb. 


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1734—1735  231 

1735.  Kept  in  the  Master's  "by  the  Parlor"  till  Mids''.  1737,  but  took  no 
degree.  Admitted  at  Gray's  Inn  26  May  1736 :  and  called  to  the  Bar 
29  June  1742.     Buried  at  Dearham,  Cumberland,   16  Aug.   17-52. 

Bedford,  Arthur: 

M.A.  1740.  Son  of  Robert  Bedford  of  St  Thomas,  Bristol.  Matric'.  at 
Brasenose,  Oxford  172^,  aged  18  :  B.A.  (Oxford)  173s  :  incorporated  and  M.A. 
(Christ's)  1741.  (Al.'Ox.  86.)  Vicar  of  Sharnbrook,  Beds.  Feb.  1739-66. 
Married  Temperance  Alston  of  Odell,  Beds,  who  died  27  July  1742,  aged 
25  (Harvey,  Hundred  of  Willey,  Beds.  371).  Also  vicar  of  Poddington, 
Beds.  Feb.  1739-66.  Died  1  Apr.  1766  and  buried  at  Sliarnbrook  {ib.  397). 
Author:  a  sermon  preached  9  Oct.  1746  at  the  General  Tiianksgiving  for  the 
suppression  of  the  late  unnatural  rebellion. 

Marlow,  Michael : 

M.A.  1740.  Son  of  Mich.  Marlow,  gent.,  of  St  Leonards,  Midds.  Matri- 
culated at  Brasenose,  Oxford  9  April  1728,  aged  16:  B.A.  (Oxford)  1731: 
incorporated  and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1741.  Vicar  of  Nazeing,  Essex,  1752. 
Chaplain  of  Aske's  Hospital,  Hoxton.  Rector  of  Lackford,  Sufi'.  1761:  also 
of  Freston  St  Peter,  till  his  death  30  Jan.  1795.     (Al.  Ox.  913.) 

De  Grey,  Thomas :  eldest  son  of  Thomas  :  born  at  Merton,  Norfolk.  School : 
Bury,  under  M'  Kynnesman.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'  Rooke 
25  April  1735.     Age  17. 

Came  into  residence  Easter  1735:  resided  till  Xmas  1737.  Born  1717, 
eldest  son  of  Thomas  de  Grey  of  Merton,  by  his  wife  Eliz.  Wyndham  of 
Felbrigg.  Very  tall  and  thin  :  called  "Long  Tom."  Lived  when  young  with 
his  father  at  Bury.  After  the  death  of  M"-  S.  Fisher  of  Bury  in  1738 
managed  the  Fisher  estates :  married  in  1746  the  heiress,  the  fifth  Eliz. 
Fisher  who  married  in  succession  the  owner  of  Merton  :  she  died  15  Jan. 
1750,  aged  20.  M.P.  for  Norfolk  1764,  and  1768  :  the  chair  in  which  he  was 
carried  after  the  election  of  1764  (which  is  said  to  have  cost  him  £10,000)  is 
preserved  at  Merton.  Lieut.-Col.  of  the  western  battalion  of  the  Norfolk 
Militia  1764.  Died  without  issue,  and  buried  at  Merton,  28  June  1781. 
{Gent.  Mag.  July  1825.) 

Forde,  William :  son  of  John :  born  at  Stone  Hall,  Pembroke.  School :  St 
Petro.x,  under  M''  Rowe.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M'  Thomas  22  May 
1735.     Age  18. 

B.A.  1735.     Admitted  .scholar  9  Feb.  1735. 

Steggall,  William :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Troston,  Suffolk.  School :  Bury, 
under  M''  Kynnesman.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Trant  11  June  1735. 
Age  20. 

B.A.  173|;  M.A.  1753.  Admitted  scholar  9  Feb.  1735.  Ordained 
deacon,  Lincoln,  173^  March  :  licensed  to  Ash  wood  (?  Astwood),  Bucks.  :  priest, 
Norwich,  1739  Dec.  :  and  instituted  to  Wyverstone,  Suff.  24  Dec.  1739-1794 
on  the  presentation  of  Sir  Tho.  Barnardiston.  Chaplain  to  Dowager  Countess 
Cornwallis :  had  dispensation  17  Sept.  1764,  to  hold  also  the  rectory  of  Little 
Oakley,  Essex,  distant  30  miles.  Rector  of  Hessett  St  Ethelbert,  Suffolk, 
1778-86.  Rector  of  Hawsted,  Suffolk,  28  March  1786-94,  succeeding  the 
historian  Sir  John  Cullum,  patron.  Sir  Tho.  Gery  Cullum.  Died  1794,  aged 
78  :  buried  at  Wyverstone. 

Carr,  William  :  son  of  William  :  born  at  Langcliff,  Yorks.     School :  Giggleswick, 
under  M''  Carr.      Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Trant  13  Sept.  1735.      Age  19. 
B.A.  17|§.     Admitted  scholar  15  June  1737.     Resided  till  Mich.  1741  at 


232  CHRIST'S  COLLEGE 

least.  Probably  born  1715.  Son  of  Will.  Carr  and  of  Alice  Dawson  of 
Langcliff,  near  Settle.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  ITJJy  March  ;  licensed  to 
Wanlip,  Leics.  :  possibly  the  man  who  became  rector  of  Swineshead,  Hunts., 
30  June  1757,  and  died  rector  before  Feb.  1760.  On  the  other  hand,  a  Will. 
Carr  was  appointed  Master  of  the  Grammar  School,  Slaidburn  in  Craven  1740 ; 
the  same  probably  who  was  instituted  to  the  vicarage  of  Great  Mitton  in  Craven, 
near  Whalley  1761,  and  held  it  till  his  death  Aug.  1771.  (Morant-Whitaker, 
23,  and  41.)  Probably  one  of  these  two  was  Will.  Carr  15.  A.  (St  John's)  in 
the  same  year  (see  Scott,  Admissions  to  St  John's,  p.  473),  and  born  at  Leeds. 


The  admissions  for  the  year  1736-7  are  wanting  in  tlie  Admission  Book. 
The  praelector  was  M"'  Staniforth. 


Dawson,  George: 

Matric"*.  sizar  1735  :  first  appears  (as  pupil  of  M""  Trant)  in  the  Residence 
book  at  Xmas  1735  :  but  admitted  scholar  (Lanes.)  9  Feb.  1735.  B.A.  1739. 
Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  17J{y  Mar.  and  licensed  to  Sandon,  Leics.  :  priest 
1743  May.     Vicar  of  Rushden,  Herts.  20  Aug.  1750. 

Lister,  Anthony: 

Matriculated  pensioner  1 736.  His  name  appears  first  in  the  Residence 
book  (without  charge)  at  Lady  Day  1736  ;  resided  in  the  following  quarter. 
B.A.  17f~.  Resided  till  June  1740.  He  was  a  Carr  Exhibitioner,  therefore 
from  Giggleswick  school  :  possibly  an  elder  brother  of  Tho.  Lister  (1744),  born 
at  Giggleswick.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1740  June.  Licensed  to  Astwood, 
Bucks.  :  where  Denny  Cole  (see  below)  succeeded  him  in  the  following 
February.  Probably  vicar  of  Giggleswick  28  May  1741-56,  when  he  died. 
(Morant-Whitaker,   166.) 

Cole,  Denny: 

Matiiculated  pensioner  1736.  Son  of  Denny  Cole  of  Sudbury,  attorney; 
and  admitted  at  Bury  School,  1730.  Appears  as  a  pupil  of  M'  Makin  at  the 
end  of  the  Mids''.  quarter  1736.  Admitted  scholar  (Suffolk)  15  June  1737. 
B.A.  17|^;  M.A.  1745.  Resided  till  Xmas  1740.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln, 
174^  Feb.  :  licensed  to  Astwood,  Bucks.  He  was  rector  of  Sudbury  and 
afterwards  of  Wickham  Market.  Also  rector  of  Bulwick,  Peterborough 
4  June  1770.  Rector  of  Stoke  Ash,  Suffolk  13  Aug.  1789-90,  patron,  John 
Cole,  B.A.     Died   1790,  aged   73. 

Farrar,  William: 

Matriculated  sizar  1736.  Came  into  residence,  under  M''  Wilding  at  Mich. 
1736.  Admitted  scholar  (Lanes.)  15  June  1737.  B.A.  17f5};  M.A.  1743. 
A  subscriber  to  Sanderson's  Algebra,  1740.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1740 
June;  licensed  to  Great  Munden,  Herts.:  priest  1741  Sept.  still  at  Munden. 

Calvert,  Thomas : 

Appears  as  pupil  of  M''  Trant  in  the  Residence  book  at  Xmas  1735.  Ad- 
mitted scholar  (Yorks.)  15  June  1737.     B.A.  17f  J}. 

De  Grey,  William : 

Second  son  of  Thomas  De  Grey  of  Merton  :  brother  of  Thomas  (1735). 
Probably  admitted  at  Christ's  in  this  (missing)  year  :  stated  in  D.N.B.  to 
have  been  educated  there.     Admitted  at  the  Middle  Temple  :  barrister  1742  : 


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K.C.  1758.  M.P.  for  Newport,  Cornwall  1761-70  ;  for  Cambridge  University 
1770-1.  Attorney  General  1766-71.  Chief  Justice  of  Common  Pleas,  1771- 
80,  when  he  was  created  Baron  Walsingham.     Died  1781. 

Hoar,  John : 

M.A.  1743.  Matriculated  at  Pemb.  Coll.,  Oxford  2  Mar.  172|,  aged  18, 
son  of  John  Hoar  of  West  Haddon,  Northants.,  "pleb."  B.A.  1731.  Incor- 
porated and  M.A.  (Christ's)  1743. 

Here  the  Admission  Book  begins  again. 


Dayrell,  Brownlow :  son  of  Francis  :  born  in  London  at  Kensington.  School : 
private,  under  M'"  Coxe.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M''  Neville  1  Dec. 
1736.     Age  19. 

Came  into  residence  Jan.  173*i  and  resided  till  June  1740.  Elder  son  of 
Francis  Da}'rell  (1704)  of  Castle  Camps,  by  his  wife  Eliz.  Witchcombe  of 
Braxted  Lodge,  Essex,  who  was  co-heiress  of  Sir  Brownlow  Sherard  of  Lopthorp, 
Lines.  :  brother  of  Marmaduke  (1740).  Admitted  at  Lincoln's  Inn  2  June 
1738.     A  Bencher  of  the  Inn.     Died  1773  :  buried  at  Shudy  Camp.s. 

Waite,  Richard  :  son  of  Joseph  :  born  at  Bolton,  Yorks.  School :  Bolton,  under 
]\r  Carr  [James  (171i)].  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Neville  1  Jan.  173i. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  174^.  Admitted  scholar  27  June  1738.  Kept  at  the  Master's  in 
the  attic,  over  the  parlour.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  1741  May  :  licensed  to 
Astwood,  Bucks,  (succeeding  Denny  Cole).  Vicar  of  Kirkby  Malham  in  Craven 
1747-75,  when  he  died. 

*Willey,  John :  son  of  Robert :  born  at  Royston,  Cambs.  School :  Oakham,  under 
M'  Adcock.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Wilding  2.5  Jan.  173S.  Born  19  July 
1721. 

B.A.  174^  ;  M.A.  1744.  Admitted  scholar  15  June  1737.  Elected  Fellow 
(succeeding  M"'  Harwell)  14  Mar.  174^.  Ordained  priest,  Lincoln,  1745  Sept. 
Custoti  cisiae  1742.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting  and 
Walkhampton  Preacher,  and  Steward  1744.  Knapwell  Preacher  1745.  Senior 
Dean  1747,  1751,  1757,  1759.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and  Mildmay  Preacher 
1750.  Hebrew  Lecturer  1754-6.  He  acted  as  curate  of  Boxworth,  Cambs. 
1 756-8.  Senior  Proctor  1 758-9.  Scrutator  1 760-1.  Presented  to  Fen  Drayton 
28  July  1749,  succeeding  M'  Hankinson.  Had  a  lease  of  the  tithes  of  Hapten 
(same  succession)  20  July  1751 — but  remained  in  residence.  Took  two  or 
three  pupils  in  1747,  and  1748.  Presented  to  Kegworth  (in  place  of  Jonathan 
Wigley  who  had  been  presented,  but  died  during  his  year  of  grace)  5  Sept. 
1761.  Fellowship  declared  vacant  28  Oct.  1762.  Died  19  Sept.  1789,  aged  68 
(Nichols,  Leics.  3.  858). 

Windham,  James :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Great  Braxted,  Essex.  School : 
Eton.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M"'  Law  25  Jan.  173S.  Born  5  Nov.  1717. 
LL.B.  1743.  Admitted  scholar  15  June  1737.  Transferred  to  M'' Wigley, 
when  i\I''  Law  ceased  to  reside.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  as  "  student  in 
civil  law"  1742  Sept.  :  priest,  Dec:  licensed  to  Earsham.  Presented  by 
T.  de  Grey  to  Washbrook,  Suff.  :   instituted  4  Jan.   174|. 

*Dix,  Charles :  son  of  Charles :  born  at  Norwich.  School :  Norwicli,  under 
M"^  Reddington.     Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Neville  31  Mar.  1737.     Age  16. 

B.A.  174^;  M.A.  1744.  Admitted  scholar  15  June  1737.  Elected  Fellow, 
in  place  of  M"'  Neville  16  Mar.  174i.    There  is  a  College  Order  that  on  15  Mar. 


234  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

1744  "at  a  meeting  of  the  Master  and  Fellows  for  the  examination  of  the 
noniinati  for  the  now  vacant  Fellowship,  viz.  D"  Dix,  D'*  Meachem,  D'*  Murhall, 
D^  French,  and,  none  of  them  appearing,  it  was  alledg'd  on  behalf  of  D'*  Dix 
that  he  went  out  of  College  by  advice  of  his  Physician  D''  Mott  for  the 
recovery  of  bis  health,  and  a  certificate  was  produced  under  the  hand  of  his 
Physician  at  Norwich,  D'  Bennet,  '  that  his  present  Illness  and  the  Coldness 
of  the  AVeather  made  it  quite  unsafe  for  him  to  undertake  a  Journey  to 
Cambridge.'  "  The  weather  improved,  for  he  was  admitted  22  April.  Ordained 
deacon,  Norwich,  19  Feb.  174|  (by  the  Bishop  of  London  at  St  Paul's). 
Castas  cistae  1744.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Cateehist,  Bunting,  Walk- 
hampton  and  Knapwell  Preacher,  and  Steward  1746.  In  1750  the  rectory 
of  Gateley  was  vacant  by  the  resignation  of  M''  Thomas :  none  of  the  senior 
Fellows,  Jon.  Wigley,  Hankinson,  or  Willey,  would  take  it  at  the  sacrifice 
of  their  Fellowship  :  and  though  they  as  senior  preachers  were  statutably 
entitled  to  hold  Gateley  with  their  Fellowship,  the  Society  would  not  elect 
anyone  on  those  terms.  On  Dec.  24,  an  order  was  made  to  present  Dix, 
signed  by  the  Master  and  1 2  Fellows  :  at  the  side  of  their  signatures  there  is 
written  by  the  Master:  "Mem:  M''  Dix  was  agreed  to  be  presented  though 
not  the  Senior  on  his  promising  to  quitt  his  Fellowship  at  the  expiration  of  a 
year  of  Grace."  He  actually  resigned  5  April  1752.  He  held  Gateley  for 
50  years  :  and  in  1796  he  was  presented  bj'  the  College  on  the  resignation  of 
Tho.  Brand,  to  the  adjoining  vicarage  of  Brisley  :  the  two  have  ever  since 
been  held  together.  He  died  1  May  1801  at  Bath,  aged  80.  He  left  the 
College  XlOO,  brought  to  account  Lady  Day  1804  as  paid  to  M''  Walter,  then 
rector.  M.I.  on  north  wall  of  Brisley  chancel.  His  widow,  "a  lady  of 
exemplary  piety  and  charity"  died  at  Bath   1805. 

*Meachem,  Samuel :  son  of  Robert :  born  in  Essex.  Scliool :  Maldon,  under 
M''  Hay.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Makin  4  June  1737.  Born  10  Sept.  1718. 
B.A.  174f ;  M.A.  1744.  Admitted  scholar  15  June  1737.  Elected  Fellow, 
nn  the  death  of  M''  Makin  10  Jan.  174|.  He  held  no  College  office  and 
13  July  1745  his  resignation  by  letter  was  announced.  He  liad  been  presented 
by  the  Governors  of  St  Bartholomew's  Hospital  to  the  rectory  of  Little 
Wakering,  Essex:  instituted  26  July  1744.  He  died  before  April  1748. 
(Morant,   1.  308.) 

*Swainson,  Thomas  :  son  of  Laurence  ;  born  in  Yorkshire.  School :  Skipton, 
under  M'  Wilkinson.  Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Neville  13  June  1737.  Age  17. 
B.A.  174^;  M.A.  1744.  Admitted  scholar  10  Dec.  1740,  having  previously 
held  a  Petyt  Exhibition.  Elected  Fellow  (in  place  of  M"'  Withers)  25  Apr. 
1746.  Gustos  cistae  1749.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Cateehist,  Bunting, 
Walkhampton  and  Knapwell  Preacher,  and  Steward  1750.  Senior  Dean  1755. 
Presented  to  Bourn,  in  place  of  M''  Bunchley  2  April  1754.  But  in  Dec. 
1755  he  died  at  Otlej',  Yorks.  and  M'  Tho.  Wray  was  appointed  to  succeed 
him  both  as  Senior  Dean  and  as  vicar  of  Bourn.  His  will  was  proved  at 
York  May  1756. 

*Jones,  Bearing :    [father  not  given]  :    born  at   Ely.     Educated    by  his   father. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Neville.     Age  17. 

B.A.  174^  ;  M.A.  1744.  Finch  and  Baines  scholar  27  June  1738  :  described 
as  of  Middle.sex  [was  he  born  at  Ealing  (Eliensis)  ?].  Kept  in  the  Master's 
over  the  parlour.  Ordained  deacon,  Ely,  1743  Sept.  Elected  Fellow  29  Nov. 
1743  in  place  of  M''  Cornwallis  (when  some  "  person  "  who  had  been  nominated 
6  Nov.  had  been  declared  by  tlie  Visitor  to  be  statutably  disqualified :  no 
other  candidate  was  brought  forward  at  a  meeting  on  25  Nov.).     Custos  cistae 


1737  235 

1745.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catecliist,  Bunting,  Walkhampton  and 
Knapwell  Preacher,  and  Steward  1747.  Senior  Dean,  Senior  Gi'eek  Lecturer 
and  Mildraay  Preacher  1752.  Presented  to  Navenby  12  June  1753,  on  the 
death,  after  50  years'  tenure,  of  Sir  Simon  Every :  and  lield  it  for  the  same 
length  of  time.  Fellowship  declared  vacant  on  the  ground  of  marriage  29  Dec. 
1753.  Died  12  Nov.  1803,  and  buried  in  the  chancel  of  Navenby  church. 
According  to  Gent.  Mag.  1803,  p.  1098  he  was  also  at  his  death  vicar  of  St 
Andrew,  Cambridge.     His  son,  Dearing,  admitted  1777. 

*Murhall,  Thomas :  son  of  William :  born  at»  Bucknall,  Staffs.  School : 
Dilhorn,  under  M''  Slade.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Law  29  Oct.  1737. 
Age  18. 

B.A.  174§;  M.A.  1746.  Ordained  priest,  Norwich  (by  lit.  dim.  from  Ely) 
174i  Mar.  Elected  Fellow,  in  place  of  M''  Meachem  17  July  1745  :  admitted 
24  Sept.  Chistos  cistae  1747.  Praelector,  Junior  Dean  and  Catechist,  Bunting, 
Walkhampton  and  Knapwell  Preacher,  and  Steward  1748.  Senior  Dean  1753, 
1761.  Senior  Greek  Lecturer  and  Mildmay  Preacher  1754-6.  Hebrew  Lecturer 
1756—8.  Steward  1762.  Senior  Proctor  1764-5.  Scrutator  176.5—6.  Curate 
of  Fen  Drayton  (succeeding  M''  Willey)  20  July  1751 :  signs  the  register  1754-6. 
Presented  to  Caldecot  (succeeding  Jon.  Wigley)  18  May  1761.  Presented  to 
Clipstone  19  Nov.  1771  and  instituted  6  Jan.  1772.  But  before  the  year  of 
grace  expired  Moulton  fell  vacant  by  the  death  of  M''  Gee — for  the  first  time 
since  the  purchase  of  the  advowson  in  1736  :  and  on  26  June  1772  he  was 
presented  to  it.  Also  vicar  of  Lakenheath  1  Jan.  1780—84.  Died  before 
6  July  1784  when  Edw.  Wilson  was  presented.  Murhall  was  instituted  to 
Moulton  by  the  Archbishop  6  July  1772  it  being  "in  the  peculiar  and  imme- 
diate jurisdiction  of  the  Cathedral  of  Canterbury."  Cole  has  a  note  that 
Murhall's  "  presentation  to  a  better  living  after  having  served  the  Churcli 
living  at  Caldecot  has  occasioned  some  disputes  between  the  Master  and 
Fellows."  The  dispute  (see  my  History  of  Christ's,  p.  256)  was  on  the  old 
question  whether  a  Fellow  should  be  presented  (as  he  legally  might  under 
certain  circumstances)  to  a  living  without  vacating  his  Fellowship.  See 
under  Joshua  Wigley  (p.  245)  who  desired  both.  Murhall  was  content  with 
Moulton. 

It  is  remarkable  that  out  of  a  year  of  only  eight  men,  five  should  be  elected 
to  Fellowships  :  viz.  Willey,  Dix,  Meachem,  Swainson  and  Murhall. 

*Christian,  Humphry : 

Born  at  Unerigg,  Cumberland,  4  Oct.  1720:  son  of  John  and  Bridget 
Christian:  brother  of  Ewan  Christian  (1734).  School:  Appleby,  under 
M-- Yates.  Admitted  at  St  John's  29  Oct.  1737.  B.A.  (St  John's)  174i;  M.A. 
1745.  Elected  Fellow  of  Christ's  (succeeding  D''  Rooke,  the  Master)  10  Apr. 
1745.  Ordained  priest,  Norwich,  1745  June.  Gustos  cistae  1746.  Resigned 
his  Fellowship  (for  what  reason  does  not  appear)  8  Dec.  1746.  Married  at 
Tivetshall  in  1748  Eliz.,  daughter  of  Joh.  Brett  of  Scarning.  Rector  of 
Burnham  Deepdale  1749-66,  also  rector  of  Palgrave,  SufiTolk,  12  June  1755-57  : 
and  rector  of  Knapton  (Norfolk)  4  Aug.  1759.  Vicar  of  Docking  28  Jan.  1766 : 
he  held  both  Knapton  and  Docking  till  his  death  31  July  1773.  His  sister, 
Mary,  married  Edm.  Law,  Fellow  of  Christ's.  Had  four  children  born  at 
Botesdale :  Edward,  the  eldest  son,  took  the  name  of  Hare  on  succeeding  to 
the  Docking  Hall  estate  under  the  will  of  M"  Henley,  daughter  of  Hugh  Cha. 
Hare  :  a  daughter  Mary  married  the  Rev.  Ja.  Ste.  Lushington.  Portraits  of 
Humphry  and  Eliz.  Christian  (both  buried  at  Docking)  in  Docking  Hall. 
(Information  from  Miss  C.  C.  Hare,  great-granddaugliter.) 


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236  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Tayler,  Joseph : 

Pupil  of  M'  Trant.  Came  into  residence  Mids.  1737 :  resided  under 
M'-  Trant  (then  under  M''  Thomas)  till  Mids.  1743.  Matriculated  fellow- 
commoner  1738  Dec.  M.B.  1743;  M.D.  1748.  Subscribed  (1740)  to  Sander- 
son's Algebra.  Probably  father  of  Jos.  Tayler,  adm.  178-5,  who  was  born  at 
Lynn  and  educated  at  Bury. 

French,  George  :  [father  and  birthplace  not  given] :  of  Norfolk.  School :  Bury, 
under  M''  Kin[ne]snian.  Admitted  sizar  under  M"'  Makin  4  Jan.  173^.  Age 
not  given. 

B.A.  174|;  M.A.  l'J'45.  Second  son  of  John  French  (adm.  170f)  rector 
of  Great  Saxham.  Allowed  an  exhib".  from  Bury,  1739  June.  Admitted 
scholar  27  June  1738.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich,  1742  June:  licensed  to 
Rougham.  Curate  of  Gedding  near  Bury  St  Edmunds  from  1743  to  1758. 
Died   1762  (S.H.A.H.).     Brother  of  Robert  (174|). 

Morewood,  John  :  son  of  Rowland  :  born  at  Alfreton,  Derbs.  School :  Chester- 
field, under  M'  Burrow.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M"'  Wigley  20  Jan. 
173|.     Age  19. 

Rowland  Morewood,  Sheriff  of  Derbs.  1707,  was  son  of  John  (1660)  by 
his  wife  Eliz.  Wigley  of  Mansfield  and  grandson  of  Rowland  (162~).  John 
Morewood  came  into  residence  January  173i,  and  resided  one  year.  He  died 
unmarried  1758  and  was  buried  at  Alfreton  (Hunter,  F.M.G.  1066). 

Shilleto,  John  :  son  of  John  :  of  Yorkshire.  School :  Beverley,  under  M''  Clarke. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M'  Thomas  5  April  1738.     Age  not  given. 

Came  into  residence  Easter  1738  and  resided  till  Xmas :  migrated  to 
Trinity,  where  he  was  admitted  (as  Joh.  Shilitto)  19  Jan.  173|  :  B.A.  (there) 
174i;  M.A.  1752.  Vicar  of  Headon,  Notts.  11  Aug.  1744:  rector  of  the 
same  22  May  1760  :  presented  in  both  cases  by  Lady  Judith  Wasteneys. 

Arthur,  Charles:  of  Yorks. :  [no  further  facts  given  by  the  praelector,  Ri.  Wilding]. 
Admitted  sizar  under  M''  Trant  8  April  1738.     Age  not  given. 

He  was  son  of  Cha.  Arthur,  vicar  of  Wadsworth  near  Doncaster,  one  of 
the  original  members  of  the  Doncaster  Society  1714,  by  his  wife  Grace  Pollard 
of  Crigglestone :  baptised  at  Wadsworth  5  Deo.  1719.  Admitted  scholar 
14  Mar.   1740.     Buried  at  Great  St  Andrew's  4  Apr.   1741. 

Brown,  James :  [father  not  given] :  born  at  Stainforth,  Yorks.  School :  Giggles- 
wick,  under  M''  Carr.  Admitted  sizar  under  Mess'^  Thomas  and  Makin 
22  Apr.  1738.  Age  not  given.  [This  is  the  first  partnership  of  tutors  I  have 
met  with.  In  the  Residence  book  the  pupils  appear  under  one  only — doubtless 
the  sponsor  to  the  College — in  this  case  M''  Thomas.] 

B.A.  (Browne)  174^  ;  M.A.  1754  ;  Carr  Exhibitioner  1738.  One  Ja.  Brown 
was  vicar  of  Blackwell,  Derbs.  :  patron,  the  Crown  1771-4,  when  he  died. 

Hardy,  William  :  son  of  "  the  Rev.  M''  Hardy  " :  born  at  Merfield  [Mirfield],  Yorks. 
School :  Kirkby  Lonsdale,  under  M'  Noble.  Admitted  sizar  under  Mess" 
Thomas  (sponsor)  and  Makin  26  May  1738.     Age  not  given. 

B.A.  174^;  M.A.  1745.  Ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  174^  March;  licensed 
to  Astwood,  Bucks,  (fourth  in  succession,  coming  after  Ri.  Waite).  Probably 
rector  of  Eastwell,  Kent  (patron,  the  Earl  of  Winchelsea)  16  July  1745. 
Rector  of  Middleton-Keynes,  Bucks.  18  Apr.  1752,  on  the  presentation  of 
Daniel,  Earl  of  Nottingham,  but  died  before  he  took  possession  (Lipscombe, 
4.   247). 


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White,  Thomas:  son  of  Thomas:  born  at  Tattingstone,  Suffolk.  School:  Hackney, 
under  M'' Newcome.  Admitted  fellow-commoner  under  M'' Liiw  31  May  173S. 
Age  not  given. 

Resided  under  M''  Law,  then  under  M''  Wigley,  till  Xnias  1742.  Admitted 
at  the  Middle  Temple  29  Apr.  17-tl. 

Hall,  William  :  [father  not  given]  :  born  at  Kirkham,  Lanes.  School  :  Kirkham, 
under  JNI'  Taylor.  Admitted  sizar  under  Mess'*  Thomas  (sponsor)  and  Makin 
23  June  1738.     Age  not  given. 

Came  into  residence  Mids.  1738 :  resided  till  Mids.  1740.  Admitted 
scholar  30  June  1739.  Died  before  June  1741  (Fishwick,  Hist,  of  Kirkham, 
153). 

Wanley,  George  :  son  uf  William,  armiger  :  [no  more  facts].  Admitted  pensioner 
under  Mess'"  Thomas  and  Makin  29  June  1738.     Age  not  given. 

Possibly  a  younger  brother  of  Fra.  Wanley,  172|^  (who  was  a  Fellow  till 
1738) :  does  not  appear  in  the  Study-rents,  and  probably  never  resided. 

Marshall,  John  :  son  of  William,  armiger  :  born  at  Theddlethorpe,  Lines.  School : 
not  given.  Admitted  pensioner  under  Mess'"  Thomas  (sponsor)  and  Makin 
3  July  1738.     Age  17. 

Second  son  of  Will.  Marshall  of  East  Theddlethorpe,  by  his  wife  Frances 
Willerton  of  Alford.  His  age  must  be  given  wrongly,  as  he  was  baptised 
2  July  1719  (Lines,  pedii/rees,  650).  Died  at  Cambridge  and  buried  at  Great 
St  Andrew's  29  Dec.  1739. 

Marshall,  William. :  son  of  William  ;  born  at  Theddlethorpe.  School  :  not  given. 
Admitted  pensioner  under  Mess'"  Thomas  (sponsor)  and  Makin  3  July  1738. 
Age  16. 

Third  son  of  Will.  Marshall  of  East  Theddlethorpe:  brother  of  John,  above: 
age  perhaps  wrongly  given,  as  he  was  baptised  20  May  1723.  Resided  till 
Mich.  1745,  but  took  no  degree.  Sheriff  of  Lines.  1755.  Married  at  Louth 
18  Aug.  1757  Grace,  daughter  of  Rob.  Cracroft  of  Hackthorne,  by  whom  he 
had  four  sons  and  one  daughtei-.  Died  at  Theddlethorpe  3  Oct.  1770,  aged  47, 
and  buried  there  [Lines,  pediyrees,  650). 

Green,  Christopher:  son  of  Christopher,  M.D.  :  born  in  Cambridge.  School: 
Ely,  under  M'  Gunning.  Admitted  pensioner  under  M''  Traut  6  July  1738. 
Age  not  given. 

B.A.  174|;  M.A.  1745.  Admitted  scholar  30  June  1739.  His  father 
was,  I  presume,  Chris.  Green,  M.D.  of  Emmanuel  1717  :  and  his  grandfather 
Chris.,  M.D.  of  Caius,  Regius  Professor  of  Physic  1700-41.  Said  to  iiave 
been  twice  married  but  childless  [yet  one  Chris,  son  of  Chris,  born  in  Cam- 
bridge was  admitted  1766]:  and  to  have  died  1773  or  1774.  In  Nichols 
Anecdotes,  1.  694  it  is  said  that  he  left  £700  or  £800  to  M'  Chapman  of 
Cambridge  it  having  been  agreed  between  them  that  the  survivor  should 
succeed  to  his  friend's  money. 

Hotblack,  Anthony  :  of  Westmoreland  :  [no  other  facts  gixen].  Admitted  sizar 
under  M'  Wigley  20  Oct.  1738.     Age  not  given. 

He  resided  one  year  till  June  1739  :  his  Siudy-rent  is  surprisingly  high  for 
a  sizar.  In  1739  Dec.  he  was  ordained  deacon,  Lincoln,  and  licensed  to 
Hitchin  :  priest  1740  Nov.  as  curate  of  Holwell  and  Hitchin. 

Mostyn,  Roger  :  son  of  Roger,  baronet :  born  at  Mostyn,  Flint.  School :  West- 
minster, under  D''  Nichol.  Admitted  pensioner  under  Mess'*  Thomas  (sponsor) 
and  Makin  28  Apr.  1739.     Age  19. 

B.A.  174j;  M.A.  1745  (with  the  note  in  the  Cat.  Grad.  "  Dominae  Essexiae 


238  CHRIST'S   COLLEGE 

Mostyn  lilius  ").  Sixth  son  of  Sir  Roger  Mostyn,  and  of  Essex,  daughter  of 
Dan.,  Earl  of  Winchelsea  and  Nottingham.  Admitted  scholar  (?  Finch  and 
Baines — the  record  is  defective)  30  June  1739.  Ordained  deacon,  Norwich, 
1745  Dec:  priest  174|  Feb.:  title  "  his  own  estate":  testimonial  from 
St  John's  of  which  he  was  admitted  a  fellow-commoner  12  Feb.  1744,  and 
from  Cornwallis,  Thomas,  Hankinson  and  D.  Jones  of  Christ's.  Rector  of 
Eastling,  Kent  174|,  patron,  Daniel,  Earl  of  Winchelsea.  Rector  of  Christleton, 
Chesh.  1752-75.  Prebendary  of  Chester  23  June  1760-75.  Canon  of  Windsor 
23  Sept.  1774-5.     Died  11  Apr.  1775. 

Brome,  James  :  son  of  James  ;  Ijorn  at  Sudbury,  Suffolk.  School  :  Laveuham, 
under  M'  Smythies.  Admitted  sizar  under  Mess"'  Thomas  (sponsor)  and 
Makiu  19  June  1739.     Age  19. 

B.A.  1744  (Mids.).  Came  into  residence  Mids.  1739,  but  matric*.  Dec. 
1741.  Admitted  scholar  30  June  1739.  Son  of  James  (1697)  rector  of  Great 
Henney  and  Great  Pebmarsh,  near  Sudbury-: